WASP cadets Leonora Anderson and Mildred Axton show off the oversized and ill-fitting jump suits provided to the WASP program, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, United States, May 1943.Jackie Cochran with WASP trainees at Avenger Field, Texas, United States, 1943-44.Marie O’Dean “Deanie” Bishop in the cockpit of a basic trainer aircraft during her WASP training at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, United States, 11 Mar 1944. Photo may be from her first solo flight.WASP pilot Barbara Erickson being awarded the Air Medal from the Army Air Forces Commanding General, Henry “Hap” Arnold, during the graduation ceremony for WASP cadet class 44-W-2, Avenger Field, Texas, 11 Mar 1944
WASP cadets Leonora Anderson and Mildred Axton show off the oversized and ill-fitting jump suits provided to the WASP program, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, United States, May 1943.Jackie Cochran with WASP trainees at Avenger Field, Texas, United States, 1943-44.Marie O’Dean “Deanie” Bishop in the cockpit of a basic trainer aircraft during her WASP training at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, United States, 11 Mar 1944. Photo may be from her first solo flight.WASP pilot Barbara Erickson being awarded the Air Medal from the Army Air Forces Commanding General, Henry “Hap” Arnold, during the graduation ceremony for WASP cadet class 44-W-2, Avenger Field, Texas, 11 Mar 1944
WASP Cadet Class 44-W-4 “Baymates” (barrack mates). Back Row: Dorothy Allen, Jane Baessler, Deanie Bishop. Front Row: Ina Barkley, Jo Naker. Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, United States, Apr 1944WASP pilot Susie Winston Bain, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, United States, May 1944WASP pilot Margaret Phelan Taylor, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, United States, Jun 1944
WASP Cadet Class 44-W-4 “Baymates” (barrack mates). Back Row: Dorothy Allen, Jane Baessler, Deanie Bishop. Front Row: Ina Barkley, Jo Naker. Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, United States, Apr 1944WASP pilot Susie Winston Bain, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, United States, May 1944WASP pilot Margaret Phelan Taylor, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, United States, Jun 1944


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