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[Aircraft Clearance Form, Mary Jones]

Description: Aircraft clearance form for Mary Jones at 2563rd AAF Base Unit in Avenger-Field, Sweetwater, Texas. It includes details of her flight plan and departure records, though several sections of the document are left blank.
Date: unknown
Creator: Jones, Mary
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clipping: Indio aviatrix put stamp on history]

Description: Newspaper clipping from the Daily Sun, "Indio aviatrix puts stamp on history" by Jan Curran discussing the new Jacqueline Cochran Pioneer Pilot stamp that will be issues in a public ceremony on March 9, 1996 in Indio, California. It also discusses Cochran's career and accomplishments.
Date: February 24, 1996
Creator: Curran, Jan
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Clippings about WASPS and WAVES]

Description: Newspaper clipping from the Chicago Tribune, written by the Associated Press, discussing the death of WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot) Jacqueline Cochran. Includes an article from Good Housekeeping, written by John Mack Carter, discussing plans to built a memorial for women in military service (including the WASPs and the WAVES or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), the first of its kind.
Date: {1980-08-10,1989-05}
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Final Report on Women Pilot Program #3]

Description: Final military report by Jacqueline Cochran discussing the capability, availability, curriculum, training, and physical requirements of women in the Air Force, based on the study of Women Air Force Service Pilots.
Date: unknown
Creator: Cochran, Jacqueline
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[A Handwritten Note for the San Diego Aerospace History Center From Eva McHenry]

Description: A Handwritten Note for the San Diego Aerospace History Center From Eva McHenry detailing the items of Jacqueline Cochran's that McHenry donated. The items include 1 airplane seat, a gas tank, a gray jumpsuit, an orange jumpsuit, a white helmet, a chartreuse helmet, a navy overcoat, a plaque, three trophies, and a knee board.
Date: unknown
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[Painting of The Texan in Flight]

Description: Photo copy of an acrylic painting on canvas of The Texan in flight over snow covered mountains. Sample of Jimmie Mattern's Lockheed 12A". The first place prize winner in the National Air and Space Museum's Golden Age of Flight competition and exhibition was Stan Stokes, from Rancho Mirage, California.
Date: unknown
Creator: Avino, Mark
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum
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