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[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
[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
[Biplane Flying Upside Down]
Photograph of a biplane (left, far) flying upside down, taken from the cockpit of another plane. The upper wing and struts are visible in the right half of the photo, and the ground can be seen faintly in the lower quarter.
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
[Bobby Wilson and WASP with Vultee BT-13]
Photograph of WASP Bobby Wilson (left) and another WASP standing on the starboard side of a Vultee BT-13 in their service uniforms.
Date:
[1943..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
[Christenson in Plane]
Photograph of a woman, earlier identified as Dorothy Christenson, sitting in the cockpit of a plane and wearing a headset while looking off camera to the right. Handwriting on the back of the photo reads, "Dorothy C., Feb 14, 1943, Houston, Texas, WASP".
Date:
February 14, 1943
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
[Cornelia Yerkes with DC-3]
Photograph of Cornelia Yerkes standing next to the port engine of a Douglas DC-3 at Love Field. She is wearing her uniform and posing with a bag in her left hand, with her right hand raised to her head as she looks off into the distance.
Date:
[1943-09..1944-12]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Crowd of Women Outside Building]
Photograph of a crowd of women, several wearing bomber jackets, standing outside of a building. The photo is dated on the back as March, 1943. Written very lightly in pencil on the right edge of the back of the photo is the name, "Christenson".
Date:
March 1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Eleanor Brown Climbing into Plane]
Photograph of Eleanor Brown wearing a flight suit and parachute pack while climbing into an airplane. "Mickey 1943" is written in pen on the back of the photo.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Female WASP Instructor with Student]
Photograph of two women parachute harnesses standing in front of a plane. Handwritten notes in pen on the back of the photo read, "1943 Helen Duffy Instructor, Ellen Gerry, Student".
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Five Women Airforce Service Pilots]
Photograph of five WASPs in uniform, standing in front of a building with a unit headquarters sign in the right background. Two men stand obscured in the left background.
Date:
[1943..1944]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Five Women Sitting in Field]
Photograph of five women sitting in a field outside several buildings. Notes written on the back read, "Bertha Link, Mabel Rawbinson, Evelyn Laesch, 43W3, March 1943, Houston".
Date:
March 1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs and Four WASP Students]
Photograph of instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs with four WASP trainees. From left to right: Marion Mann, Fuchs, Virginia Hope, Audrey Tardy, and Connie Turner, all of class 43-W-7. All are wearing flight suits; Mann and Fuchs have parachutes on.
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs with Biplane]
Photograph of instructor pilot Herman F. Fuchs in his service uniform, posing on the starboard side of a biplane in front of the wing and holding onto a wire strut with his left hand.
Date:
[1943..1944]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Herman Fuchs with Student Pilot on Tarmac]
Photograph of instructor pilot Herman Fuchs, right, with student pilot Mann of W-43-7, standing next to an advanced trainer aircraft after a flight. Both are wearing their flying gear and holding parachutes.
Date:
1943-23~
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Military Group at Dinner]
Photograph of a large group of young men and women in military uniform eating at tables with light colored tablecloths. Ribbons and Christmas bells can be seen hung from the ceiling and framed photos of planes can be seen hung on the wall. Writing can be seen on the bottom corner of the photo that reads, "X-mas 1943 Camp Davis, N. C."
Date:
1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Parked B-17]
Photograph of a parked Boeing B-17F at the end of a tarmac. Behind it is what appears to be a low mound of dirt. A technician or pilot walks in the left foreground. Two tanker trucks and a trailer with a tank are visible in the right background.
Date:
[1943..1945]
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[People in Formations with Planes]
Photograph of four formations of people wearing uniforms standing in front of a row of planes on an airfield; the two formations on the left are larger than the groups on the right. The small group of several people in the center (second group from right) is holding a U.S. flag.
Date:
April 20, 1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Charlie Flucher]
Photograph of Charlie Flucher standing in front of an airplane. Handwritten text on the back of the photograph: "Photo taken at Avenger Field - Dec. 1943. Charlie Flucher was a mechanic while WASP were here. This was one of 5 planes of which he was crew chief. Plane - Basic Trainer 13A."
Date:
December 1943
Creator:
unknown
System:
The Portal to Texas History