Codye Gwen Clinkscales in her “Parachute Swagger”

Title

Codye Gwen Clinkscales in her “Parachute Swagger”

Subject

Women air pilots -- United States
WASP

Description

Sepia-toned photograph of Codye Gwen Clinkscales in winter WASP flight suit, wearing parachute on her back and standing near the tip of a plane wing.

Handwritten caption on the back of the photo reads "This stance is known as the parachute swagger. After lugging one of them around all day you can't straighten up. Do note the glove protruding from the knee pocket."

Source

IWASM Photo Archives

Date

1943

Contributor

Donated by Codye Gwen Clinkscales Linder

Rights

Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at collections@iwasm.org.

Identifier

Photo No. 309

Coverage

Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX

Original Format

Photograph

Citation

“Codye Gwen Clinkscales in her “Parachute Swagger”,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed June 18, 2025, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1440.