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WASP Legacy Ride Rolls Into The National WASP WWII Museum on September 28

August 23, 2024 Angela Decker 0

PRESS RELEASE Iowa veteran and avid cyclist Larry Ritland continues to take on physical challenges while raising awareness of important veteran groups and individuals. Ritland, a Vietnam Veteran and 42-year member of the American Legion, […]

CAF Loans a Leather Jacket Owned by Ruth Florey to the National WASP WWII Museum

May 27, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

At the 2024 Homecoming Event of the National WASP WWII Museum, members of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) WASP Squadron presented the museum with an authentic WASP leather jacket. This jacket, long preserved in the […]

WASP Homecoming Celebration and Airshow 2024

May 25, 2024 Moreno Aguiari 0

On April 26-27, the National WASP WWII Museum held its renowned WASP Homecoming Celebration and Airshow at Sweetwater Airport & WASP campus grounds. With enlightening panels and captivating speakers, the museum imparted knowledge, inspiration, and […]

WASP Homecoming And Airshow To Kick Off in Sweetwater, TX

April 23, 2024 Angela Decker 0

Avenger Field has become a well-known destination for historians and aviation enthusiasts alike in the last several years. The ability of the National WASP WWII Museum to tell the story of the Women Air Force […]

AT 6 Texan for the National WASP WWII Museum

North American AT-6 Joins the National WASP WWII Museum’s Fleet

May 26, 2023 Moreno Aguiari 0

PRESS RELEASE Courtesy Aircraft of Rockford, IL, announced their role in helping to attain a North American AT-6 Texan for the National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater, Texas. During their pilot training at Avenger Army […]

National WASP WWII Museum Homecoming 2023

May 15, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 1

by Erin Miller “Oh wow!” a kid yelled as he sprinted against the gusting wind towards the runway at Avenger Field while staring up at a Boeing B-29 Superfortress on final approach in late April, […]

WASP Museum Homecoming Event – April 28/29, 2023

March 12, 2023 Richard Mallory Allnutt (Chief Editor) 0

by Erin Miller This year, the National WASP WWII Museum will celebrate the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during their annual homecoming and fly-in celebration on April 28th and 29th at Avenger Field in […]

WASP 80th Anniversary Homecoming Celebration and Family Reunion

April 20, 2022 Moreno Aguiari 0

2022 marks the 80th year of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), the quasi-military organization which trained women to fly, test aircraft and train other pilots during WWII; the program traces its roots to a pair […]

National WASP WWII Museum’s BT-13 Gathering

May 11, 2021 Moreno Aguiari 0

The National WASP WWII Museum, which celebrates the legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots and their important role in winning WWII, hosted an event this past weekend at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. This […]

Restored BT-13 Donated to The National WASP Museum

September 22, 2017 Moreno Aguiari 2

The National WASP WWII Museum celebrated The Gift of Wings on Saturday, September 16, 2017, with a fly-in of a restored BT-13 aircraft donated by the American Aviation Heritage Foundation (AAHF) of Blaine, Minnesota. Ann […]

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