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WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
The WASP & the Buzz on Drones…and a war worker named Norma Jean Dougherty
Click below to read more about the history of drones in WWII.
Written by Julia Lauria-Blum
WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
‘P’ is for Pursuit | The WASP who ferried the hottest fighters of the day
Click below to read more about the history of the ‘Pursuits’
Written by Julia Lauria-BlumTHIS DAY
IN HISTORY:
January 23
In 1943, Jackie Cochran announces the 1st class Flight training will be extended and divided into 3 phases including basic and advanced.
WASP Mary Belle 43-3 Ahlstrom is born in 1921 in La Crosse, WI
WASP Nancy L. Featherhoff Sendelbach 43-6 is born in 1921
WASP Sylvia B. Barter 43-7 is born in 1920 in Solvang, CA
WASP Anne M. Dailey Marshall 44-8 is born in 1923
WASP Viola Thompson Mason 43-4 is born in 1916
WASP Roberta Jane Fohl 44-9 is born in 1917
WASP in the Spotlight
Avenger Blog
The Centennial of Flight at Rockefeller Center | The WASP Among Eagles by Julia Lauria-Blum
Over the course of my 25-year affiliation as a ‘Friend of WASP’ and through a concerted effort to help bring their history and legacy visibly to the forefront over the
Janet Lee Hutchinson | WASP Coming of Age with The Flying Hutchinsons by Julia Lauria-Blum
This month’s blog takes us back to the 20-year period between the two World Wars, known as the ‘Golden Age of Aviation’. The Golden Age was an exhilarating era, when
Wings Across History by Frederick Beseler
The American civil war ended nearly four-score years before the Women Air Force Service Pilots came into existence. So what does the American civil war have to do with the
Class 43-W-1 at Houston Municipal Airport by Julia Lauria-Blum
In November of 1942, twenty-eight of the 29 women accepted into the 319th Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) reported at dawn for training at Houston Municipal Airport in Houston, Texas.
Celebrating Christmas at the Jolly Jamboree
Thank you to all the families who came to celebrate Christmas at the WASP Museum on Saturday, December 10th. You made this Jolly Jamboree so special! We enjoyed every one
Part II: WASP On Duty | The Training Command by Julia Lauria-Blum
By the end of their service in December 1944, the WASP assigned to the Air Transport Command (ATC) flew 12,650 ferrying missions, equating to 9,224,000 miles flown in operation. But
The Winter 2022 Newsletter is here!
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! Keep up to date with the latest news, articles, and events at the WASP WWII Museum. To read, download the Winter 2022 Newsletter here.
Part I: WASP On Duty | The Ferry Command by Julia Lauria-Blum
In 1942, the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), led by Nancy Love was formed to enlist already-qualified women pilots to transport (ferry) aircraft from factories to training bases. The first
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