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WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
Hitting the Silk – The Caterpillar Club
Click below to read more about The Caterpillar Club founded by Leslie Irvin as an exclusive club for those who had their lives saved by a parachute.
Written by Julia Lauria-Blum
WASP Tales | Avenger Blog Post
Operation Celestial Flight Honoring the Thirty-Eight
“Our mission is to honor the 38 WASP who died in the service of their country” – U.S. Army Chaplain, Capt. J. Clemens, 2013
Written by Julia Lauria-BlumTHIS DAY
IN HISTORY:
July 20
WASP Ellen H. Gery 43-2, is born in 1920
WASP Vivian Gilchrist Nemhauser 44-3, is born in 1919
WASP Ann E. Cawley O’Connor 44-7, is born in 1922
WASP in the Spotlight
Avenger Blog
The Summer 2023 Newsletter is here!
Keep up to date with the latest news, articles, and events at the WASP WWII Museum. Download the Summer 2023 Newsletter by clicking the button below.
The Civilian Pilot Training Program by Julia Lauria-Blum
The Civilian Pilot Training Program (CPTP) was a flight training program sponsored by the United States government. Its purpose was to increase the number of civilian pilots in order to
Barbara Erickson and the Air Medal by Julia Lauria-Blum
From July 29 to August 6, 1943, WASP Barbara ‘B.J.’ Erickson, the Commander of the 6th Ferrying Group at Long Beach California, accomplished the delivery of P-51, P-47, and C-47
The WASP: In Observation of Memorial Day by Sarah Byrn Rickman
35 WASP and 3 WAFS Died in WWII Thirty-eight WASP perished performing their patriotic calling — flying for their country in World War II. All were young women, age 20
The Thirty-Eight by Julia Lauria-Blum
Nearly twenty years have passed since November of 2003, and much has transpired over the last two decades to bring long overdue national recognition to the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Angels of Avenger Field by Frederick Beseler
About a year ago I stopped at a going-out-of-business antiques shop. Among the items I found, along with a V-12 Allison engine operating pamphlet, were wartime issues of North American
A Letter to Duffy | Frank X. Duffy – WASP Instructor by Julia Lauria-Blum
April 17, 2001 “Dear Duffy, Thanks to all the new technology and Julia Blum we made this contact after so many years. You were my instructor in basic training. You
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
Partner Organizations & Sponsors
The National WASP WWII Museum is thrilled to be working with the following organizations and sponsors to preserve history from World War II.
Thank you to our 2025 Homecoming Sponsors!
