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Girl Pilots/Avenger Field

Peter Stackpole1943-07

LIFE Photo Collection

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Members of the Women's Flying Training Detachment, pilots-in-training for the all-civilian Women's Auxilary Ferry Squadron, in daily calesthenics drill to developed the arm & leg strength required for slow rolls in PT trainer planes 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: Calisthenics, Training, Us At War, Wafs, Posts, Women's Airforce Service Pilots, Women's Organizations, Physical Exercise, Personnel, Us Armed Forces, Women, 1940s
  • Publisher: TimeLife
  • Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
  • Provider: LIFE
  • Photographer: Peter Stackpole
  • Original ID: TimeLife_image_5586051
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
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