wartimecollectables.com Posted April 24, 2015 Share #1 Posted April 24, 2015 A neat group of wartime & reunion material attributed to WASP pilot Dorothy Avery. I believe that only 1,074 women earned the WASP wing in the units short lifetime during WWII. I have read that 25,000 women applied and only 1,830 were accepted to the Women Airforce Service Pilot training program.Dorothy Avery, B1917 – D1999. Miss Avery graduated with WASP class W7 at Avenger Field, Texas on November 13, 1943. She would have received the W7 graduation wing using a ‘Juarez’ base and class shield as did all 59 graduates. Avery served with the WASP’s until they were disbanded in 1944 and was stationed at Mather Army Air Base, Sacramento, CA and March Army Air Base, Riverside, CA. She later worked as an inspector for the Navy Lockhead Service Center. Found in her group are some great wartime WASP photo’s, wartime paperwork file with some very interesting reading, ID card, a $2 ‘shortsnorter’ she and other’s signed, a ‘real’ WASP reunion wing, reunion badges, her Fifi pin, discharge button, and the USAAF Honorable Discharge she was finally granted in 1979 with accompanying paperwork. A interesting and sometimes sad look at WWII American aviation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share #2 Posted April 24, 2015 WASP pilot Dorothy Avery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share #3 Posted April 24, 2015 Thanks for looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDK Posted April 24, 2015 Share #4 Posted April 24, 2015 Andrew, Very nice and rare grouping. It's tough to find original WASP material, but finding original wartime WASP related paperwork is very tough. Thanks for giving us a look at it! JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted April 24, 2015 Share #5 Posted April 24, 2015 GREAT group!Thanks for sharing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share #6 Posted April 24, 2015 thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted April 24, 2015 Share #7 Posted April 24, 2015 Very nice! Looks like she flew the A-24, A-25, B-34, B-25, B-26 and P-64. http://www.twu.edu/library/wasp/wasppdf/Avery.pdf ...Kat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wartimecollectables.com Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share #8 Posted April 24, 2015 Very nice! Looks like she flew the A-24, A-25, B-34, B-25, B-26 and P-64. http://www.twu.edu/library/wasp/wasppdf/Avery.pdf ...Kat From her file... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutiger83 Posted April 24, 2015 Share #9 Posted April 24, 2015 From her file... Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katieony Posted April 24, 2015 Share #10 Posted April 24, 2015 Andrew, A nice historic group...thanks for posting! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike427 Posted February 10, 2016 Share #11 Posted February 10, 2016 I have some of her stuff also if you want to buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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