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Women Airforce Service Pilots, WWII: 1980 Roster

Description: Directory containing the contact information for graduates, trainees, instructors, and staff of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program. Also included are lists of current officers, past presidents, reunions, training classes, staff, and flight instructors.
Date: 1980
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Newspaper Clipping: Belated Benefits for AAF's Women Pilots]

Description: Newspaper clippings of an article about WASP members receiving veteran benefits after years of lobbying. The article includes photographs of WASPs in action during WWII. On the back of the clippings, there is another article about services offered by the Air Force for members, and a list of industrial associates of the Air Force Association.
Date: April 1977
Creator: McDonnell, James A.
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[WASPS' Stung By Government]

Description: Typed article calling for the lobbying of WASP militarization, with statistics and a brief timeline that demonstrate the military duties and conditions that Women Airforce Service Pilots performed under. A note in pen can be seen on the first page asking to send the following pages, and a typed note to the editor can be seen on page 3, asking to check the hearing dates and numbers of Congressional WASP bills.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WASP "Songbook"

Description: A songbook containing songs written for and by Women Airforce Service Pilots. Songs included are: The Army Air Corps Song; WASP Song; Avenger Field by Grace Faver; Avenger Field by Effie Pratt; Song of the 319th; AAF--FTD; Mess Hall Song; My Wild Eyed Trainee; You're in the FTD; Zoot-Suits and Parachutes; We Hate to See You Leave Us; Auld Land Sune to 43-W-5; Songs of Class 44-W-1; Songs of Class 44-W-3; "Oh My Achin' Back"; Songs of Class 44-W-4; Songs of Class 44-W-7; Do You Have Your Wings?;… more
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: WASPs Await President's Signature]

Description: Newspaper clipping of Patricia Collins Hughes' column discussing the recent passage of legislation that granted veterans' status to the WASP. Hughes thanks several individuals and organizations who supported the WASP along the way. This clipping also includes a poem by Ann Darr and the continuation of an article on the WASP from the front page.
Date: November 10, 1977
Creator: Hughes, Patricia Collins
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Photograph of Helen Duffy]

Description: Photograph of Helen Duffy, one of the instructors in the Women Airforce Service Program (WASP), standing outside. She is wearing a flight suit and is visible from the waist up. The back of the photograph is stamped "D. Deaton from D. Strother" and "Flying Training Command Photo."
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

WASP "Songbook"

Description: Compilation of songs including: Zoot Suits and Parachutes, Show Me, I'm a Flying Wreck, I Wanna Be a Miss H.P., Goin' Back to Where I Come From, Rugged but Right, Do You Have Your Wings?, We Were Only Only Fooling, Girls Girls, Army Air Corps Song, and A WASP Trainee Am I.
Date: unknown
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
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: "Who Were The WASPS?"]

Description: Newspaper clipping with an article about the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, describing what lead to the creation of the program, explaining why they deserve to be recognized as veterans of the military, and stating why they need the support of the American Legion.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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