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[Press Release: Address by General H.H. Arnold, and Statement from Jacqueline Cochran]

Description: War Department press release quoting the speech General Arnold gave to the final graduating class of Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II and a statement made by Jacqueline Cochran on the WASP's accomplishments. The pages are torn away at the edges in several places, most noticeably in the bottom left corner of the first page.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Arnold, Henry Harley
Item Type: Refine your search to only Script
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[44-W4 Time Schedule]

Description: Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: March 7, 1944
Creator: Parker, E. A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Charlie Flucher]

Description: Photograph of Charlie Flucher standing in front of an airplane. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "Photo taken at Avenger Field - Dec. 1943. Charlie Flucher was a mechanic while WASP were here. This was one of 5 planes of which he was crew chief. Plane - Basic Trainer 13A."
Date: December 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #2]

Description: Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and a long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo. A note can be seen written on the back of the photo: "Sweetwater Municipal Airport- The first hangar built in 1929 on South side of the field. Photo taken in 1941".
Date: March 29, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #4]

Description: Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and a long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo.
Date: March 29, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Sweetwater's Municipal Airport Hangar Building #3]

Description: Photograph of Sweetwater's Municipal Airport hangar, a large, metal building with the hangar's name in large letters on the front. There is a metal tower to the right of the hangar, and long road going past the right of the building. Text at the bottom of the photo indicates the location and date of the photo.
Date: March 29, 1941
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Celebrate First Birthday November 12th]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about Mrs. Yount speaking at a WASP graduation, the celebration of their first birthday, their attendance to a local movie premier. There is red text over the clipping that reads: "WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS WWII 50TH ANNIVERSARY AVENGER FIELD SWEETWATER, TX. 22 MAY 1993".
Date: November 19, 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: S.A. Girl Gets WASP Wings]

Description: Newspaper clipping of an article about Eleanor Michel McLernon's graduation from the WASP flight school and Esther L. Stahr beginning her training for WASP flight school. The article includes close-up photographs of both women. There is part of a large advertisement on the back of the clipping.
Date: November 12, 1944
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5

Description: Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.
Date: December 7, 1944
Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)
Item Type: Refine your search to only Yearbook
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping photocopy: New WASP Uniforms Give Women Fliers Swank]

Description: Photocopy of a newspaper article about WASP members receiving new uniforms, and includes a description of WASP members' current duties. The article is surrounded by another article and several advertisements, including one for Mission Garden Tea. At the top of the photocopy, the date of the article and newspaper name (The New York Times) are handwritten.
Date: November 17, 1943
Item Type: Refine your search to only Clipping
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Sweetwater, Texas Municipal Airport]

Description: Photograph of an aerial view of a large swath of land. It contains a textbox at the bottom of the photograph with four lines of text; from top to bottom, it reads: "U.S. Engineer Office--War Department--Galveston, Texas," "Sweetwater, Texas Municipal Airport--C.A.A.," "Grading & Paving Operations - Looking S.E.--Feb. 13, 1942," and "Bell & Braden--Contract No. W-359-eng-3545 (CCA-4090)--April 9, 1941--Photo No. 5."
Date: February 13, 1942
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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