Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Class of 1943
Title
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Class of 1943
Subject
Women air pilots -- United States
Description
Black and white photograph of six WASP pilots from class 43-W-7, all wearing coveralls, standing outside their barracks at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, TX.
Handwritten caption on the back of the photo reads
"The girls…
Wilhelmina M. Teerling is 3rd from left
Flight 2 - Class 43-W-7
Left to right: 1. Nell Stevenson (Bright), 2. Gertrude Tommy Tompkins killed in service, 3. Wilhelmina Teerling, 4. Frances Thompson (Hunt) deceased, 5. Jane Tallman, 6. Audrey Tardy (deceased)"
Handwritten caption on the back of the photo reads
"The girls…
Wilhelmina M. Teerling is 3rd from left
Flight 2 - Class 43-W-7
Left to right: 1. Nell Stevenson (Bright), 2. Gertrude Tommy Tompkins killed in service, 3. Wilhelmina Teerling, 4. Frances Thompson (Hunt) deceased, 5. Jane Tallman, 6. Audrey Tardy (deceased)"
Source
IWASM Photo Archives
Date
ca. 1944
Contributor
Donated by Wilhelmina Teerling
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. 506
Coverage
Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX
Original Format
Photograph
Collection
Citation
“Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) Class of 1943,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed June 18, 2025, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1496.