Preorder Your Copy of WASP Recipe& Story Book

History has never tasted so good! ✈️
We’re excited to announce The WASP Recipe and Storybook will be available for pre-order starting January 1, 2025!
📖This one-of-a-kind book is filled with cherished recipes 🥄 and inspiring stories from the WASP, preserving their legacy in a way you can savor.
Save on Shipping! Pre-ordered books can be picked up in person at Homecoming 2025 — no extra shipping costs!
📦 Prefer to have your copy mailed? We’re happy to ship it; just cover the additional shipping fees.
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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
NEW BLOG

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-Blum

THIS 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

Read about the lives of six incredible WASP. Stop by the Museum at Avenger Field to see the exhibit in person before it changes in April 2025.

Collections

Artifacts bring history to life and often reveal what words cannot.

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Artifacts and zoot suits add flair that no other venue can.

History

Discover how history intertwines with the present and is relevant today.

Avenger Blog

Celebrating Black History Month

Click here to read the Black History Month articles. Sources: Click here to learn more about 10 African-American Pioneers of Aviation and Aerospace Click here to read more or get

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WASP Tales – Jan./Feb. 2022

Check out the National WASP WWII Museum’s exclusive online Bi-Monthly Newsletter. Keep up to date with the latest news, articles, and events at the WASP WWII Museum. Click to read

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Homecoming 2022

April 29th – 30th Please join us for the 80th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration and WASP Family Reunion 2022. Keep up to date with the latest updates & news by checking

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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.

Click the logo of one of the partner organizations below to visit their website to see how they are contributing to preserve these important stories from The Greatest Generation.

Thank you to our 2024 Homecoming Sponsors!

If you're interested in becoming a Partner Organization or Sponsor, please email lisataylor@waspmuseum.org.