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[Clipping: The WASP of World War II] (open access)

[Clipping: The WASP of World War II]

An article fro Aerospace Historian on the origins and life of Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II, with an introduction from aviatrix and WASP flight instructor, Jacqueline Cochran.
Date: 1970
Creator: Aerospace Historian
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Jean McCreery WASP Editorial] (open access)

[Jean McCreery WASP Editorial]

Editorial by Jean McCreery on her start as editor of the WASP newsletter and thanking those who helped with the newsletter over the years.
Date: unknown
Creator: McCreery, Jean
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Article Mock-up on Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Article Mock-up on Helen Snapp]

Article mock-up with edits containing the story of Helen Wyatt Snapp's experience with WASP and flying the B-17F Memphis Belle. A portrait of Snapp and illustration of the plane are also included.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Snapp, Helen Wyatt
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Copy of an Article on Helen Snapp] (open access)

[Copy of an Article on Helen Snapp]

Article containing the story of Helen Wyatt Snapp, W.A.S.P. 43-w-4, her experience with WASP, and flying the B-17F Memphis Belle. A portrait of Snapp and illustration of the plane are also included.
Date: March 2009
Creator: Snapp, Helen Wyatt
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Return of the WASPs] (open access)

[Clipping: Return of the WASPs]

Photo copy of a magazine article entitled "Return of the WASPs" from the 1990 June/July issue of Air & Space, pages 82 through 87. Photographer and Author WASP Anne Noggle pictured at 1986 reunion and as she was in 1943
Date: 1990
Creator: Noggle, Anne
System: The Portal to Texas History
Female Pilots Recognized (open access)

Female Pilots Recognized

Printed article about the Congressional Gold Medal being awarded to Women Airforce Service Pilots, featuring interview quotes from Catherine Parker on her feelings about the medal and her time in the WASP program.
Date: March 19, 2009
Creator: Phelps, Janet
System: The Portal to Texas History
WASP_03-2016-015-210 (open access)

WASP_03-2016-015-210

Copies of three articles on thunderstorms as they relate to aviation by Robert N. Buck, taken from the magazine, Air Facts, and compiled by the contract pilot school at Avenger Field for the use of its students.
Date: February 11, 1944
Creator: Buck, Robert N.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Who Were The WASPS? (open access)

Who Were The WASPS?

Article about the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, describing what lead to the creation of the program and explaining why they deserve to be recognized as veterans of the military. Two lines are partially marked out in the last paragrapgh.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Who Were The WASPS? (open access)

Who Were The WASPS?

Article about the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, describing what lead to the creation of the program and explaining why they deserve to be recognized as veterans of the military.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASPS' Stung By Government #3] (open access)

[WASPS' Stung By Government #3]

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.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas WASP Honored by Sen. Hutchison in Dallas Ceremony (open access)

Texas WASP Honored by Sen. Hutchison in Dallas Ceremony

Printed online article from Air Force Print News Today about the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and how Senator Hutchison honored the women with a bill awarding the Congressional Gold Medal.
Date: November 18, 2009
Creator: Hickerson, Katie
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Good Turn Out for Work Party: Squadron Members Help to "Keep 'Em Flying!"] (open access)

[Clipping: Good Turn Out for Work Party: Squadron Members Help to "Keep 'Em Flying!"]

Article about the Confederate Air Force squadron coming together for an all day event to clean and repair planes for an upcoming air show. Woman Airforce Service Pilot, Mary Ruth Rance, is noted to have attended and helped out, and an arrow is drawn in pencil pointing her out in a group photo on the page. A handwritten note above the photo reads, "Golden Gate Squadron Confederate Air Force Newsletter ~1994"
Date: 1994~
Creator: Craig, George
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASPS' Stung By Government] (open access)

[WASPS' Stung By Government]

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
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[WASPS' Stung By Government #2] (open access)

[WASPS' Stung By Government #2]

Faded 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.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[The History of Avenger Field at Sweetwater, Texas] (open access)

[The History of Avenger Field at Sweetwater, Texas]

Article on the history of Avenger Field, where Women Airforce Service Pilots trained in World War II.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Flying Beauty Keeps Shine] (open access)

[Flying Beauty Keeps Shine]

Online article printed from Abilene Reporter-News about a plane from the WASP training years, a 1944 Fairchild PT-19A, that still runs and is taken care of by Bill Johnson.
Date: May 25, 2012
Creator: Kendall-Ball, Greg
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oh... To Be a Women's Air Force Service Pilot (open access)

Oh... To Be a Women's Air Force Service Pilot

Photocopy of a magazine article about the experiences of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and the respect they earned through their achievements.
Date: February 1977
Creator: Gutierrez, Ava & Wilson, Jan
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Sweetwater Controversy] (open access)

[Sweetwater Controversy]

Online article printed from Abilene Reporter-News about the controversy over Nolan County's plans to build a county jail nearby the National Women Airforce Service Pilots Museum in Sweetwater, Tx.
Date: unknown
Creator: Goldmeier, Jeremy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women': WWII role models guide women pilots] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Our Daring Young Women': WWII role models guide women pilots]

Photocopy of an clipping on the legacy of Women Airforce Service Pilots, their contributions to World War II, and their eventual fight to gain veteran status.
Date: November 1984
Creator: Watson, Liz
System: The Portal to Texas History
Female WWII Aviators Honored With Gold Medal (open access)

Female WWII Aviators Honored With Gold Medal

Newspaper article from the New York Times online discussing the awarding of the Congressional Gold Medal to veterans of the WASP.
Date: March 10, 2010
Creator: The Associated Press
System: The Portal to Texas History