Girl Pilots/ Avenger Field

Peter Stackpole1943-07

LIFE Photo Collection
New York City, United States

Major Gen. Barton Yount, commanding general of the Women's Flying Training Command which trains female pilots to qualify for replacing Army Air Force pilots assigned to noncombatant duties so they are free for combat, 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, Women's Airforce Service Pilots, Women's Organizations, Us Armed Forces, Barton K. Yount, Women, 1940s
Publisher: TimeLife
Usage: For personal non-commercial use only
Provider: LIFE
Photographer: Peter Stackpole
Original ID: TimeLife_image_5586728
Credits: LIFE
Copyright: © Time Inc.

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