[Clipping: CAF air show flies into Frederick]

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Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing details about the sixth annual Confederate Air Force Wings of Freedom Air Show where the Women Airforce Service Pilots will be honored for their service during World War II.

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1 clipping ; 22 x 28 cm.

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Belanger, Nicole August 12, 1999.

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  • The Gazette
    Place of Publication: Frederick, Maryland

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National WASP WWII Museum

Located at Avenger Field in Nolan County Texas, the WASP World War II Museum commits to preserving the legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII. As a teaching museum, it features archives, exhibits, and oral histories that record a significant period in history when women dared to break barriers and contribute to victory.

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Photocopy of a newspaper clipping providing details about the sixth annual Confederate Air Force Wings of Freedom Air Show where the Women Airforce Service Pilots will be honored for their service during World War II.

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1 clipping ; 22 x 28 cm.

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  • "CAF air show flies into Frederick," The Gazette, Frederick Maryland, August 12, 1999. p. A-1, A-9.

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National WASP WWII Museum

Bringing the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots to life, these archives represent the role of the flight school in training women pilots to fly military planes and show how WASPs responded socially and professionally to new challenges brought by war. Included are financial documents, photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence, pilots' logs, and flight manuals.

Abilene Library Consortium

Featuring thousands of newspapers, photographs, sound recordings, technical drawings, and much more, this diverse collection tells the story of Texas through the preservation and exhibition of valuable resources.

World War Two Collection

These materials focus on World War II and the immediate postwar period of the late 1940s. In addition to materials created during the time period, materials may include modern studies and commemorative works about the era.

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  • August 12, 1999

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  • July 18, 2019, 8:36 p.m.

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  • June 26, 2020, 1:47 p.m.

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Belanger, Nicole. [Clipping: CAF air show flies into Frederick], clipping, August 12, 1999; Frederick, Maryland. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1164260/: accessed June 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting National WASP WWII Museum.

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