Dorothy Avery Collection
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- Dorothy Avery
- Dorothy Avery poses in her WASP trainee dress "General's white" uniform of a white blouse and khaki trousers, circa 1943.
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- Dorothy Avery beside AT-17 "Bobcat" airplane
- Dorothy Avery poses beside an C-45 Expeditor airplane on a tarmac, circa 1943. She wears the WASP santiago blue dress uniform with slacks but without belt.
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- Dorothy Avery beside a plane
- Dorothy Avery, in WASP santiago blue dress uniform with slacks, stands at the front of an airplane, circa 1943.
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- Dorothy Avery beside a plane
- Dorothy Avery, in WASP flight suit and seat-type parachute, stands beside a plane at Avenger Field, Texas, circa 1943. Of the parachute, the back of the photo says, "Boy, that's heavy."
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- Dorothy Avery beside sign
- Dorothy Avery poses beside a sign for Squadron D of the 420th Army Air Force Base Unit, circa 1943. She wears the WASP santiago blue dress uniform with trousers.
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- Dorothy Avery in airplane cockpit
- WASP Dorothy Avery poses in the cockpit of a plane, circa 1943. The caption reads "All set."
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- Dorothy Avery in flight suit
- Dorothy Avery poses outside barracks at Avenger Field, Texas, in a size 42 "zoot suit," circa 1943. WASPs referred to the men's green herringbone twill jumpsuit they had to wear as "zoot suits" because of their tendency to be too large.
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- Dorothy Avery in flight suit
- WASP Dorothy Avery, wearing a "zoot suit" and holding a helmet, stands beside a structure at Avenger Field, Texas, circa 1943.
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- Dorothy Avery in front of AT-17 "Bobcat" airplane
- WASP Dorothy Avery, in santiago blue dress uniform with slacks, stands directly in front of an AT-17 "Bobcat" airplane, circa 1943.
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- Five WASPs in work suits
- Dorothy Avery (bottom left) and four other WASPs in "zoot suits" pose together outside a barracks at Avenger Field, Texas, circa 1943.
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- Four WASPs at Avenger Field circa 1943
- Four WASPs in "zoot suits" pose together outside a building at Avenger Field, Texas, circa 1943.
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- Letter from Dorothy Avery
- Avery describes a plane crash during a foggy morning practice. She enjoys ground school at Mather Field, saying they have the best instruction and latest data.
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- Letter from Dorothy Avery
- Avery writes that the planes are grounded due to a new technical order, so everyone is catching up on cleaning since they can't fly. There are 15 days left before she graduates from WASP training.
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- Letter from Dorothy Avery
- Avery provides a detailed description of a typical day. It includes a minute-by-minute schedule of her meals, classes, flight training, and free time.
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- Letter from Dorothy Avery to Butch
- Avery has a had busy day with two flight periods and cleanup duty, and thinks she is being picked on. She has been practicing stalls and spins.
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- Letter from Dorothy Avery to Eunice
- Avery writes about her first day as a WASP at Avenger Field. Details include the schedule, her roommate and fellow WASPs, her quarters and new wardrobe, and the 40 percent washout rate.
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- Letter from Dorothy Avery to Eunice
- Avery describes doing stalls, steep turns, and shot landings during flight training at Mather Field, California, and mentions top speeds of 350 to 450 mph. She notes that several men are now in their class training. She hopes she is able to handle the plane in case of an emergency.
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- Letter from Dorothy Avery to Eunice
- Avery describes Sweetwater, Texas, a snake disrupting their drill practice, having a morning off to clean, the possibility of starting to fly soon, the regimentation of the WASP, and planning a parade for the second graduating class.
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- Letter from Dorothy Avery to Eunice
- Avery describes a graduation parade and the graduates' nice uniforms, their class' misfitting zoot suits, her cleaning activities, taking frequent showers because of the heat and dust, starting on flight line the following day, and worrying about washing out.
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- Letter from Dorothy Avery to Eunice
- Avery writes of the death of an instructor and student after a plane crash. She also notes they are swimming for PT to prepare for crashes into water. She explains where her nickname of "Sunny" came from.
