Frances Thompson
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 43-7
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1943
Melanie Majikas
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Prescott, AZ
Jane Christina Dyde
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 44-5
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1944
Kathyrn Campogni
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Not Avaiable
Mary Margaret Brown
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class 44-4
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1944
Kathyrn Campogni
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New Straitsville, Ohio
"AIDJEX75" Styrofoam Cup
US Geological Survey
Ruby Wine Sheldon
One of the 2 Styrofoam cups submerged in the Arctic. The cups shrunk to a drastically small size.
IWASM
Ruby Wine Sheldon, International Women's Air & Space Museum
1975
Jeanine Wine
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1929 Women's Air Derby
Women air pilots -- United States
Contestants stopped in the middle of the first Women's Air Derby, what was once called the Powder Puff Derby, in Paul Cox Airfield in Terre Haute, Indiana. Nineteen women participated in the race which began in Santa Monica, California and ended in Cleveland, Ohio
IWASM
IWASM Original Photo Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum
Paul Black
ca. 1929
Heidi Fearing/Kimberly Cole
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Original Photo No. 596
Terre Haute, Indiana
1929 Women’s Air Derby at the Paul Cox Airfield
Women air pilots -- United States
Three planes that flew in the 1929 Women's Air Derby at the Paul Cox Air Field in Terre Haute, Indiana. The race began in Santa Monica, California on August 18 and ended in Cleveland, Ohio on August 26.
Photo Courtesy of Paul Black
IWASM Original Photo Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum
ca. 1929
Heidi Fearing/Kimberly Cole
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Original Photo No. 599
Terre Haute, Indiana
1966 Powder Puff Derby Contestants
Women air pilots -- United States
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 airplane and the winners were Bernice Steadman and Mary E Clark.
Photo Courtesy of AWTAR
IWASM Original Photo Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum
ca. 1966
Heidi Fearing/Kimberly Cole
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Original Photo No. 354
Florida
1991 IWASM Board
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The IWASM Board meeting attendees at the May 1991 Annual Meeting. The meeting took place in the exhibit area of the Asahel Wright Home, Centerville, OH.
From left to right, front row: Sarah Byrn Rickman, Bernice "B" Steadman, Nancy Hopkins Tier, Joan Hrubec.
From left to right, back row: Louise Sacchi, Kathy Ellison, Anne Shields, Nadine Nagle, Fay Gillis Wells, Caroline "Connie" Luhta, Linda Floyd, Lois Walker, Susan Schulhoff Lau.
IWASM Photo Archives
May 1991
Still Image
A. Carolyn Culpepper
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 43-7
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1943
Kathyrn Campogni
Atlanta, GA
Abigail Davis
Women air pilots -- United States
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.
Original Source Unknown
IWASM Original Photo Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum
Heidi Fearing/Kimberly Cole
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Original Photo No. 344
Adaline A. Blank
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 43-8
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1943
Melanie Majikas
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Cushing, OK
Addie Wolak
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Roll 65
Class of 43-6
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1943
Melanie Majikas
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_, IL
Adelaide Schafer
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 44-7
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1944
Kathyrn Campogni
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Not Available
Adele F. Beyer
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 44-1
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1944
Kathyrn Campogni
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Guttenberg, IA
Ailsa Connolly
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 44-10
"Ain't that a pistol"
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1944
Kathyrn Campogni
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Trempealeau, WI
Air Race Classic Heroes Plaque
Ruby Wine Sheldon
Air Race Classic
Ruby was awarded this plaque after participating in 26 air races. Ruby has numerous Air Race Classic Medallions with her collection along with various scrapbooks from participating in the races.
IWASM
Ruby Wine Sheldon, International Women's Air & Space Museum
2011
Jeanine Wine
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AirMail Biplane
Airplanes
Airmail being loaded into a biplane at a Wichita Hangar in Kansas.
IWASM
IWASM Original Photo Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum
Nat Ex Club
Heidi Fearing/Kimberly Cole
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Original Photo No. 532
Wichita, Kansas
Airplane in the Distance
Women air pilots -- United States
A plane, most likely one piloted by well-known aviatrix Ruth Nichols, is visible past a chain-link fence. Mechanics seem to be working on and around the aircraft.
IWASM
Ruth Nichols Photograph Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum
Heidi Fearing
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Photo No. RN8
Alberta Hunt
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 44-1
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1944
Kathyrn Campogni
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Baker, OR
Alberta Paskvan (Kinney)
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 44-7
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1944
Kathyrn Campogni
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Not Available
Aleta M. Grill
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 43-7
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1943
Kathyrn Campogni
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Jackson, MI
Alice "Lucky" Kierstead
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 44-9
"That's f-"
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1944
Kathyrn Campogni
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New York, New York
Alice Daughady
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Roll 49, Trainee
Class of 43-3
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1943
Melanie Majikas
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Bridgeton, NJ
Alice E. Lovejoy
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 43-5
Deceased
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1943
Melanie Majikas
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Scarsdale, NY
Alice Jakle
Women Airforce Service Pilot
WASP
World War II
Women in the Military
Class of 44-6
"It's utterly fantastic!"
IWASM
Virginia Thomas Collection, International Women's Air & Space Museum
ca. 1944
Kathyrn Campogni
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Forest Hills, Long Island, New York