[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In] (open access)

[Clipping: WASP Memorial Fly-In]

Newspaper clipping of a four-page spread on plans for a WASP memorial celebration, including a schedule of events, list of participants, profiles on notable WASP members, and a small illustration of the WASP mascot, Fifinella.
Date: May 28, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Helen Snapp with Silver Corvette]

Photograph of WASP wearing a dark blue WASP uniform standing to the left of a silver corvette , with people gathered in the background. The corvette has a sign in the front window that reads, "Helen Snapp WASP WWII." Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicates the woman is Helen Snapp, and that the photo was taken at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: May 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: Cochran's Convent] (open access)

[Clipping: Cochran's Convent]

Magazine clipping of "Cochran's Convent" by SMSgt Harold Newcomb. An old article about who the WASP were and how they started and ended is included.
Date: May 1977
Creator: Newcomb, Harold
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Helen Snapp in WASP Cut-Out]

Photograph of Helen Snapp sticking her face through the circle in a board depicting a pilot with a parachute on their back. The pilot has been illustrated standing on an airport tarmac, with painted text reading. "Best Kept Secret of WWII!" Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicates the woman is WASP Helen Snapp, and that the photo was taken at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: May 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel'] (open access)

[Clipping: 'Like a homesick angel']

Newspaper clipping containing two articles about the fiftieth reunion of the WASP by Loretta Fulton: "Reno, Gov. Richards Salute Women Pilots" and "WASP's Return to Sweetwater."
Date: May 23, 1993
Creator: Fulton, Loretta
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of WASP at Avenger Field Statue Unveiling]

Photograph of WASP gathered around The Graduate statue. Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicate the women are gathered for the statue unveiling and museum groundbreaking at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: May 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of Two Women Sitting in Cockpit of Plane]

Photograph of two women sitting in the cockpit of a plane, looking back towards the camera. Both are wearing headsets. A man shown from the shoulders up and wearing a headset is sitting closer to the camera, on the left. Handwritten text on the back of the photo indicates the two women, named Fran and Lauren, are at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas for the groundbreaking of the WASP museum.
Date: May 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Legal-Sized Envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots #1] (open access)

[Legal-Sized Envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots #1]

Legal-sized envelope with the Women Airforce Service Pilots insignia in the upper left corner and a 50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication cancellation stamp form Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556 and a twenty-nine-cent U.S. stamp that reads "Allies land in North Africa November 1942."
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #4] (open access)

[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #4]

50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a fifty-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring Harriet Quimby the Pioneer Pilot. It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #2] (open access)

[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #2]

50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a twenty-nin-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring "Corregidor Falls to Japanese." It shows a cancellation stand from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field (open access)

Local Radio Procedure for Avenger Field

Procedural text for operating the local radio for Avenger Field. It gives instructions on how "to leave line," what to do during take off, what to do on a forty-five degree entry, and important tips.
Date: May 24, 1943
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Legal-Sized Envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots #2] (open access)

[Legal-Sized Envelope from the Women Airforce Service Pilots #2]

Legal-sized envelope with the Women Airforce Service Pilots insignia in the upper left corner and a 50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication cancellation stamp form Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556 and a twenty-nine-cent U.S. stamp that reads "Allies decipher secret enemy codes, 1942."
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #1] (open access)

[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication Envelope #1]

50th Women Airforce Service Pilot Anniversary 1943-1993 Sweetwater, Texas envelope with a fifty-cent U.S. Air Mail stamp featuring Harriet Quimby the Pioneer Pilot. It shows a cancellation stamp from Avenger Field station on May 22, 1993, Sweetwater, Texas 79556.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History