Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Class of 1943

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Title

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Class of 1943

Subject

Women air pilots -- United States

Description

The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) were a group of female aviators that formed in September 1942. This pioneer group of women were employed to fly military aircraft during World War II under the direction of the United States Army Air Forces. Women from the WASP class of 43-W-7 gather for a photograph after a flight. They are (left to right) Nell Stevenson (Bright), Gertrude Tommy Tompkins (killed in service), Wilhelmina Teerling, Frances Thompson (Hirah), Jane Tallman, and Audrey Tardy.

Creator

IWASM

Source

IWASM Original Photo Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum

Publisher

Wilhelmina Teerling

Date

ca. 1944

Contributor

Heidi Fearing/Kimberly Cole

Rights

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

Identifier

Original Photo No. 506

Coverage

Texas

Citation

IWASM, “Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Class of 1943,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed March 29, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1496.