Goodfellow leadership visits WASP museum

Sandra Spears, Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II Museum board member hosts a tour at the National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, June 24, 2021. The museum houses over 16 exhibits and is located on Avenger Field where WASP trained to fly military aircraft. There were over 18 WASP classes and 15 graduated from Avenger Field. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jermaine Ayers)

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The National Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II Museum at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, June 24, 2021. The National WASP WWII museum honors the brave women who trained during WWII to become pilots and perform aviation-related jobs at more than 120 bases around the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kara Taylor, 17th Comptroller Squadron commander, reads the 38 Memorial Wall at the National Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, June 24, 2021. The 38 Memorial Wall commemorates the 38 women who lost their lives during service ranging from 1943 to 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)

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Headgear worn by Women Airforce Service Pilots graduates sets on display at the National WASP Word War II Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, June 24, 2021. The helmet belonged to Mary Gilmore who was a WASP graduate. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jermaine Ayers)

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An Avenger Field bomber jacket rests on display inside the National Women Airforce Service Pilots Word War II Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, June 24, 2021. The jacket belonged to M.A. Kreiger who trained the WASP classes on AT-6 aircraft during 1943 to 1944. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jermaine Ayers)

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A Boeing Stearman PT-17 “Kaydet” aircraft sits in a hanger inside the National Women Airforce Service Pilots Word War II Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, June 24, 2021. The aircraft was flown during the 1930s and 1940s as a military trainer aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jermaine Ayers)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joseph Doyle, 17th Training Wing non-commissioned officer in charge of religious affairs, explores the controls inside of a Link Trainer at the National Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II Museum in Sweetwater, Texas, June 24, 2021. The Link Trainer was created in 1929 and was a safe replica of a cockpit used to teach all pilots proper flying procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ashley Thrash)

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Goodfellow leadership visits WASP museum

Published June 25, 2021
By Senior Airman Ashley Thrash
17th Training Wing Public Affairs

SWEETWATER, Texas --

Members of Goodfellow leadership and the base community visited the National Women Airforce Service Pilots World War II Museum at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, June 24.

The National WASP WWII museum highlights the brave women who trained to become pilots and perform aviation-related jobs at more than 120 bases around the country. The museum contains photographs, artifacts, and aircraft used during their aviation training and missions.

Goodfellow leadership visits WASP museum

Goodfellow leadership visits WASP museum

Goodfellow leadership visits WASP museum

Goodfellow leadership visits WASP museum

Goodfellow leadership visits WASP museum

Goodfellow leadership visits WASP museum

Goodfellow leadership visits WASP museum

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