Loading

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.

Show lessRead more
  • 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_5586052
  • Credits: LIFE
  • Copyright: © Time Inc.
LIFE Photo Collection

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Interested in Sport?

Get updates with your personalized Culture Weekly

You are all set!

Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites