Girl Pilots/Avenger Field

Peter Stackpole1943-07

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Members of the Women's Flying Training Detachment, pilots-in-training for the Women's Auxilary Ferry Squadron, marching to class around the wishing well they like to throw coins into for luck before a flight exam by an Army pilot at Avenger Field.

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Title: Girl Pilots/Avenger Field
Date: 1943-07
Location: Sweetwater, TX, US
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Training, Us At War, Wafs, Posts, Women's Airforce Service Pilots, Women's Organizations, Personnel, Us Armed Forces, Women, 1940s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Peter Stackpole
Original ID: TimeLife_image_5586053
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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