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Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) at New Castle Army Air Base (NCAAB)
This photo was taken of members of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) in the alert room at the New Castle Army Air Base (NCAAB).
From left to right:
Gertrude Meserve,
Dorothy Fulton,
Betty Gillies,
Nancy Batson,
and Esther Nelson.
From left to right:
Gertrude Meserve,
Dorothy Fulton,
Betty Gillies,
Nancy Batson,
and Esther Nelson.
Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) at New Castle Army Air Base (NCAAB)
This photo was taken of members of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) in the alert room at the New Castle Army Air Base (NCAAB). From left to right:
Gertrude Tubbs,
Nancy Batson,
Betty Gillies (kneeling),
Teresa James,
Esther…
Gertrude Tubbs,
Nancy Batson,
Betty Gillies (kneeling),
Teresa James,
Esther…
WAFS at the Fairchild Plant
At the Fairchild plant in Hagerstown, Maryland, the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) assemble to pick up PT-19s to ferry to Air Force bases. Dressed in winter flying gear they are briefed by Control Officer, Captain Frank. Standing next to…
Betty Gillies
This photo of Betty H. Gillies, Commander of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), was taken at New Castle Army Air Base.
Army Air Forces Photo
Army Air Forces Photo
Betty Gillies on Airfield
Betty Gillies, the commander of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS), on the flight line with parachute and P-47.
1966 Powder Puff Derby Contestants
The contestants of the 1966 Powder Puff Derby posing together on stage at a Jack Tar Hotel in Clearwater, Florida. The derby began in Seattle, Washington and ended in Clearwater, Florida, a total of 2875 miles. The contestants flew a Piper Cherokee…
Gwendolyn Cowart
Gwendolyn Cowart entering P-47 cockpit.
Ann Kenyon
Ann Kenyon, member of the Women Airforce Services Pilot (WASP), in uniform.
Elisabeth Borelli
Elisabeth Borelli stands by her plane holding her helmet.
Anna-Marie Peltier
French pilot Anna-Marie Peltier, pictured here with her arms crossed next to a plane, was a F-27 captain for the Air Intern in France. Attached to the photograph is a typed description in French.
Marcelle Choisnet-Gohard
French pilot Marcelle Choisnet-Gohard in a flight suit getting into a small plane. She held international records for gliding. A paper attached to the bottom of the picture has a description typed in French.
Marvel Crosson
A close up of Marvel Crosson, a participant in the 1929 Women's Air Derby.
Marvel Crosson's Plane Wreck
Pictured here is the wreckage of Marvel Crosson's plane. Her plane inexplicably failed under suspicious circumstances during her flight from Santa Monica to Cleveland in the 1929 Women's Air Derby. Crosson was just 25 at the time.
Marvel Crosson
Aviatrix Marvel Crosson preparing a plane for flight.
Frankie Renner and a Waco P40 Plane
Frankie Renner standing in front of her specially made Waco P40 biplane.
Frankie Renner
Frankie G. Renner, aviatrix from Akron, Ohio, stands in front of her plane on March 13, 1931 at the Balloon Field in Ohio.
Abigail Davis
Second Officer Abigail Davis was a pilot for the Boeing 727. She was the first woman to be hired as a pilot by Northwest Orient Airlines.
Sharyn Emminger and Karen Squyres
Captain Sharyn Emminger and First Officer Karen Squyres flying Short SD-3-30 for Hawaiian Airlines. They were the first all-female crew for US Hawaiian Airlines.
Marvel Crosson
Aviatrix Marvel Crosson posing with plane equipment.
WASP at Goose Bay
Two Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) - Nancy Harkness Love and Betty Gillies - stand with men at Goose Bay.
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Graduates
Five Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) from the class of 44-W-10 stand with lieutenant Colonel Roy Ward C. O. after their graduation. The women (from left to right) are Dorothy Davis, Juanita Dreier (Hurlbutt), Margaret Eger (Temme), Patricia…
Ann Kenyon in Airplane Cockpit
Aviatrix Ann Kenyon and instructor in training plane.
Ann Kenyon
Ann Keynon wearing a Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) uniform.
Ann Kenyon on an Airplane Wing
Ann Kenyon, a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP), kneels on an airplane wing.
Ann Kenyon in a Military Cafeteria
Ann Kenyon, a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), is seen talking to her commanding officer in a military cafeteria at Camp Hood, Texas.