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"She'll try any death-defying stunt in the air..." [Newspaper clipping]
Newspaper clipping, "She'll try any death-defying stunt in the air, but boys frighten new champ of girl pilots," from The NEA Service (Cleveland, Ohio), May 28, 1931. Article describes Dorothy Hester's flying career, including her upcoming…

[318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment patch]
United States Army Air Forces patch for the 318th Army Air Forces Flying Training Detachment, circa 1943-1945. The patch features Fifinella, mascot of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs).

[Airman certificate issued by the Civil Aeronautics Administration to Nancy (Nordhoff) Dunnam, January 24, 1945]
Airman certificate issued by the Civil Aeronautics Administration to Nancy (Nordhoff) Dunnam, January 24, 1945. Certifies Dunnam as a qualified commercial pilot.

[Airman identification card issued by Civil Aeronautics Administration to Nancy (Nordhoff) Dunnam, circa 1940s]
Airman identification card issued by the Civil Aeronautics Administration to Nancy (Nordhoff) Dunnam, circa 1940s.

[Airman identification card issued to Iva (Fullerton) Metz]
Airman identification card issued to Iva (Fullerton) Metz by the Civil Aeronautics Administration, circa 1940s. The identification photograph has been removed.

[Airman rating record issued by Civil Aeronautics Administration for Nancy (Nordhoff) Dunnam, January 24, 1945]
Airman rating record issued by the Civil Aeronautics Administration for Nancy (Nordhoff) Dunnam, January 24, 1945. Notes Dunnam's rating as: "Airplane Single Engine Land 0-825 H.P."

[Amelia Earhart]
Photograph of Amelia Earhart walking in front of buildings, circa 1920s-1930s.Inscription on verso: "Amelia Earhart."

[Award of Graduation issued to Mary "Pat" (Hiller) Call for completion of Advanced Ferry Pilot training, September 11, 1943]
Award of Graduation issued to Mary "Pat" (Hiller) Call for completion of the Advanced Ferry Pilot curriculum at Avenger Field, Texas, September 11, 1943.

[Beryl Markham]
Photographic portraits of aviator Beryl Markham, circa 1920s-1930s.

[Betty Jo Streff, Alberta Paskvan, Bill Grout, and Carol Nicholson]
Photograph of (from left to right) Betty Jo Streff, Alberta Paskvan, Bill Grout, and Carol Nicholson, circa 1943-1945. Inscription on verso: "Betty Jo Streff, Bert Paskvan - Bill Grout - the man who helped me thru that accident business in P.T.'s.…
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