[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
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[44-W4 Time Schedule] (open access)

[44-W4 Time Schedule]

Memo from Group Commander E. A. Parker to Flight Commanders discussing the schedule for the 44-W4 class of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: March 7, 1944
Creator: Parker, E. A.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #2] (open access)

[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #2]

Schedule of events and map of Sweetwater for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 1972
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #3] (open access)

[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #3]

Map of Sweetwater and schedule of events for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 1972
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #3] (open access)

[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #3]

Schedule of events and map of Sweetwater for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 1972
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #4] (open access)

[1972 Reunion Map and Schedule #4]

Map of Sweetwater and schedule of events for the 1972 Women Airforce Service Pilots reunion.
Date: 1972
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[1972 WASP Reunion Souvenir Album #4] (open access)

[1972 WASP Reunion Souvenir Album #4]

Souvenir album commemorating the 30th reunion of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) held from June 23 to June 25, 1972 in Sweetwater, Texas.
Date: 1972
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[30th Reunion Name Tag for Ken Dickson] (open access)

[30th Reunion Name Tag for Ken Dickson]

Name tag from the Women Airforce Service Pilots 30th reunion that features an illustration of a flying fifinella gremlin in the top left. The name, "Ken Dickson" is handwritten on the tag in red ink along with the phrase, "C of C".
Date: 1972-06~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 318th Army Air Forces Training Detachment Announces the Graduation of Class 43-W-4 (open access)

The 318th Army Air Forces Training Detachment Announces the Graduation of Class 43-W-4

Letter with envelope announcing the graduation of 318th FTD Class 43-W-4 at Avenger Field, the members of which became Women Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: [..1943-08-07]
Creator: United States. Army Air Forces. 318th Flying Training Detachment
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication] (open access)

[50th Anniversary Historic Monument Dedication]

Photocopy of a brochure for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion and monument dedication ceremony, with information about the memorial and a brief history of WASP at Avenger Field. A sketched image of the life size WASP statue at Avenger Field can be seen printed on the page.
Date: March 5, 1993
Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication] (open access)

[50th Anniversary WASP Historic Monument Dedication]

Agenda for the Women Airforce Service Pilots Historic monument dedication ceremony and reunion.
Date: 1993
Creator: Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th WASP Anniversary Ticket] (open access)

[50th WASP Anniversary Ticket]

Meal ticket for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion dinner in Nolan County.
Date: 1993
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[50th WASP Anniversary Ticket #2] (open access)

[50th WASP Anniversary Ticket #2]

Meal ticket for the Women Airforce Service Pilots 50th anniversary reunion dinner in Nolan County.
Date: 1993?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[5th Ferrying Group Air Transport Command- WASP Roster] (open access)

[5th Ferrying Group Air Transport Command- WASP Roster]

A typed roster listing the names of WASP and the planes each woman is to fly at Love Field, Dallas.
Date: 1944
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[5th Ferrying Group Stationary] (open access)

[5th Ferrying Group Stationary]

Blank sheet of paper that features a yellow crest in the top left with the phrase, "Victoria Alata" written beneath it and text to the right that reads, "5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Love Field, Dallas, Texas".
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
73rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 120 (open access)

73rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Concurrent Resolution 120

Texas House Concurrent Resolution bill signed by Governor Ann Richards commending the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II for their service to their country on the occasion of their 50th anniversary.
Date: May 22, 1993
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abilene and Camp Barkeley Fascinating Facts (open access)

Abilene and Camp Barkeley Fascinating Facts

Pamphlet with a list of facts about the city of Abilene, Texas and Camp Barkeley during World War II.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Address List] (open access)

[Address List]

List of names, phone numbers, and addresses, many from Sweetwater.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field #1]

Photograph of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field, taken from the air. The photo shows groups of small buildings, interconnected by pathways and roads, next to a large open area with two hangars.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field #2]

Photograph of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field, taken from the air. The photo shows groups of small buildings, interconnected by pathways and roads, next to a large open area with two hangars.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field #3]

Photograph of the 683rd ACWRON at Avenger Field, taken from the air. The photo shows a group of small buildings interconnected by pathways and roads, and two aircraft hangars seen to the right.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Airport and Runways #1]

Aerial photograph of Avenger Field facilities that shows three major intersecting runways, a group of buildings at the top left, and another group of interconnected buildings and pathways in the bottom left corner. There are small yellow circles with numbers, pasted to different areas of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Airport and Runways #2]

Aerial photograph of Avenger Field facilities that shows three major intersecting runways, a group of buildings at the top left, and another group of interconnected buildings and pathways in the bottom left corner.There are small yellow circles with numbers, pasted to different areas of the photo.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Aerial Photograph of Airport in Sweetwater #1]

Aerial photograph of an airport with two major runways in Sweetwater, Texas. There are five clusters of buildings on the bottom and right sides of the intersecting runways, marked by small yellow dots with numbers on them. At the bottom of the photo, there is numbered text indicating the names of the different buildings, and larger text along the left side indicating the location of the airport.
Date: unknown
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History