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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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Affidavit of Charles A. Prince]

Affidavit of Charles A. Prince regarding his being the attorney to a Mr. Ernest A. Hall during 1939 and 1940 during the promotion of a motion picture entitled "Wake Up America to Indecency."

Date: June 25, 1943

Creator: Prince, Charles A.

Item Type: Legal Document

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Avenger Field Yearbook, 318th AAFFTD Class 43-W-6 and 43-W-7

Book documenting the 43-W-6 and 43-W-7 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.

Date: 1943

Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)

Item Type: Yearbook

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5

Book documenting the 43-W-4 and 43-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.

Date: 1943

Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)

Item Type: Yearbook

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5

Date: 1943

Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)

Item Type: Yearbook

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5

Date: 1943

Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)

Item Type: Yearbook

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5

Book documenting the 44-W-5 class of women pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. It includes graduating students, instructors, and other information about the class and the program.

Date: December 7, 1943

Creator: Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Tex.)

Item Type: Book

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943

Copy of the first issue of The Avenger, the newspaper made for WASP in Avenger field. Articles about Jacqueline Cochran, a letter from a German spy to the Gestapo, Avenger Field, and more are included.

Date: May 11, 1943

Creator: Bowles, Mary A.

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

The Avenger, Volume 1, Number 1, May 11, 1943

First issue of The Avenger, a newsletter by the WASPs at Avenger Field featuring news, cartoons, essays, and photos.

Date: May 11, 1943

Creator: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)

Item Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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]

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Blue Bonnet Hotel Receipt]

A receipt from the Blue Bonnet Hotel in Sweetwater, Texas, totaling at $2.50 for a room.

Date: March 22, 1943

Creator: Blue Bonnet Hotel

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Card from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, June 17, 1943]

A father's day card from Cornelia Yerkes to her father discussing clothing, a visit from aviator Nancy Love, the Women Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, and her future. The card features a cartoon of a girl saying "I may not be no mental whizz, but dad, I know what day this is!"

Date: June 17, 1943

Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes

Item Type: Letter

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[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~

Item Type: Photograph

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943]

Text certifying that five women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March and April 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person; one name has been stricken from the list with a handwritten note.

Date: April 6, 1943

Creator: McConnell, Landon E.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Certificate of Elimination, March 1943]

Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) in March 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.

Date: March 25, 1943

Creator: McConnell, Landon E.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943]

Text certifying that three women have been eliminated from the training program at Avenger Field (the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment) on March 31, 1943. It includes name, date eliminated, and reason for each person.

Date: April 6, 1943

Creator: United States. Army Air Forces.

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]

A notice for Dora G. Bevis informing her of changes in her military status, including upgrades to her salary and list of duties, as well as a transition from student pilot to civilian pilot.

Date: September 24, 1943

Creator: Army Air Forces

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Check Paid to E. L. Bauknight, May 23, 1943]

Check for $27.25 paid to E. L. Bauknight by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for a witness expense.

Date: May 23, 1943

Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Check Paid to Irby & Dineen, May 24, 1943]

Check for $1,972.80 paid to Irby & Dineen by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for a reporting case at Abilene, Texas.

Date: May 24, 1943

Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Check Paid to J. M. Wagstaff, May 27, 1943]

Check for $250 paid to J. M. Wagstaff by the Plosser-Prince Air Academy in Sweetwater, Texas for expenses on trial at Abilene, Texas.

Date: May 27, 1943

Creator: Plosser-Prince Air Academy

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Civilian Aircraft Mechanic Certificate]

Small card certifying that Alfred J. Greenway is certified to be a civilian aircraft mechanic.

Date: November 9, 1943

Item Type: Text

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class]

Newspaper clipping describing the activities of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, class of 43-W-4, the type of meals they were served at Avenger Field and the details of their graduation ceremony.

Date: September 12, 1943

Creator: Welz, B. J. & Gardner, Elizabeth L.

Item Type: Clipping

Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

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[43-W-4 Trainees in Formation]

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

[Affidavit of Charles A. Prince]

Avenger Field Yearbook, 318th AAFFTD Class 43-W-6 and 43-W-7

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 43-W-4 and 43-W-5

Avenger Field Yearbook, Class 44-W-5

The Avenger, Volume 1, Issue 1, May 11, 1943

The Avenger, Volume 1, Number 1, May 11, 1943

[Biplane Flying in Formation]

[Blue Bonnet Hotel Receipt]

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

[Card from Cornelia Yerkes to Fred G. Yerkes, June 17, 1943]

[Cars Parked Outside Avenger Field Administration Building]

[Certificate of Elimination, April 1943]

[Certificate of Elimination, March 1943]

[Certificate of Pilot Trainees Eliminated in March 1943]

[Change of Personnel Status for Dora G. Bevis]

[Check Paid to E. L. Bauknight, May 23, 1943]

[Check Paid to Irby & Dineen, May 24, 1943]

[Check Paid to J. M. Wagstaff, May 27, 1943]

[Civilian Aircraft Mechanic Certificate]

[Clipping: 318th Graduates Largest Class]