Resource Type

[43-W-4 Trainees in Formation]

Photograph of trainees with WASP class 43-W-4 standing in formation at Avenger Field. Behind them are two AT-6 trainers. A guide-on bearer carries a flag with a "B" on it.
Date: Summer 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Banking USAAF biplane]

Photograph of a US Army Air Force biplane in a steep left bank. The wing braces on the photographer's aircraft obscure the left foreground.
Date: 1944~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Biplane Flying in Formation]

Photograph of a Stearman primary trainer biplane flying on the port side of the photographer's plane. Two pilots are visible in their respective cockpits.
Date: [1943..1944]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Bobby Willis, Elizabeth Mitchell, Betty Heinrich, and Cornelia Yerkes]

Photograph of four WASPs near an aircraft wing, all wearing flight suits. From left to right: Bobby Willis, Elizabeth Mitchell, Betty Heinrich, and Cornelia Yerkes.
Date: Summer 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Buildings at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a few buildings located at Avenger Field with a courtyard lined with shrubs and sidewalks seen in the foreground. A note written on the back of the photo reads, "Sweet Water, Texas Avenger Field Circa 1945".
Date: 1945~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carol Nicholson with Biplane]

Photograph of WASP trainee Carol Nicholson standing in her flying gear with a Stearman primary trainer with number "U69."
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Carol Nickilson in Biplane Cockpit]

Photograph of student WASP Carol Nickilson of training class 44-W-7 with a parachute, entering or exiting the cockpit of a Stearman primary trainer on its port side. The fire extinguisher compartment is clearly visible.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars Parked Outside Avenger Field Administration Building]

Photograph of various late-1930s and early-1940s cars parked outside of an administration building at Avenger Field. The building is lettered "Aviation Enterprises Ltd." and has a statue on top of it.
Date: 1943~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class 44-W-5 in Formation for Inspection]

Photograph of WASP class 44-W-5, standing in formation at-ease near a hangar. They are waiting for an inspection from General Hap Arnold. A separate formation of male servicemen stands in the background to the right, while several men are visible on a watchtower above them.
Date: 1944-21~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Class 44-W-7 Marching at Graduation]

Photograph of WASP training class W-44-7 marching in formation to or from their graduation. A civilian woman walks by on the left, while two people stand watching on the right next to a building.
Date: Summer 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Close Up of a Puddle]

Photograph of a close up of a puddle near a concrete sidewalk at Avenger Field.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Coke Machine in a Room]

Photograph of a coke machine inside of a room with water damage and puddles. A smaller black machine shaped like a box is visible on the left side of the image and there is a plane through the window.
Date: 1942
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Colorized Picture of Gayle Snell]

Photograph of WASP Gayle Snell that has been colorized and edited to feature a Stearman biplane and air observation tower in the background. A WASP patch has been added to her jacket.
Date: [1944..]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Control Tower at Avenger Field]

Photograph of a control tower at Avenger Field with the text "Plosser-Prince Air Academy" on the front of it and a plane and two trucks visible on the left.
Date: 1940~/1949~
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cornelia Yerkes and Three WASPs with Vultee BT-13]

Photograph of (from left to right) Cornelia Yerkes, Elizabeth Mitchell, Betty Heinrich and Bobby Willis standing in front of a Vultee BT-13.
Date: Summer 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cornelia Yerkes, Three WASPs and Instructor with Vultee BT-13]

Photograph of (from left to right) Cornelia Yerkes, Elizabeth Mitchell, Don Clifford, Betty Heinrich and Bobby Willis standing in front of a Vultee BT-13.
Date: Summer 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cornelia Yerkes, Three WASPs, and Instructor with Vultee BT-13]

Photograph of (from left to right) Cornelia Yerkes, Elizabeth Mitchell, Don Clifford, Betty Heinrich and Bobby Willis standing in front of a North American Vultee BT-13. Two more people can be seen walking on the right side behind the wing.
Date: Summer 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cornelia Yerkes with Basic Trainer]

Photograph of Cornelia Yerkes Colby in a flight suit, standing behind the starboard wing of a basic trainer aircraft.
Date: 1943
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cracked Concrete]

Photograph of a large crack in a concrete slab with water damage on it. There is some dirt at the bottom of the image and the bottom section of a wall at the top.
Date: [1941..1942]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Formal Portrait of a WASP]

Photograph of a young woman, visible from the chest up, wearing a flight helmet with goggles, a dark leather jacket, and a light colored scarf.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASP Trainees #1]

Photograph of four WASP trainees seated in the back of a truck and looking at something in the distance.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASP Trainees #2]

Photograph of four WASP trainees seated in the back of a truck and looking at something in the distance. Written on the back of the photograph: "McCarty, McLernon, McGrath, Lytch 44-9."
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASP Trainees at the Wishing Well]

Photograph of four WASP trainees sitting on the edge of the Wishing Well at Avenger Field. Utility lines, trees, buildings, and vehicles are visible in the background.
Date: [1944-04..1944-12]
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Four WASPs in back of Truck]

Photograph of four WASP trainees in uniform sitting in the back of a truck.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
System: The Portal to Texas History