Girl Pilots/ Avenger Field

Peter Stackpole1943-07

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Forence Knight, pilot trainee in Women's Flying Training Detachment, to qualify for joining the all-civilian Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, using a hairnet to keep hair fr. flying, in cockpit of trainer before takeoff at Avenger Field.

Details

Title: Girl Pilots/ Avenger Field
Date: 1943-07
Location: Sweetwater, TX, US
Physical Dimensions: B/W PRINT
Subject Keywords: Women's Organizations, Training, Us At War, Us Armed Forces, Wafs, Women's Airforce Service Pilots, Women, 1940s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Peter Stackpole
Original ID: TimeLife_image_5586207
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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