WINGS ACROSS AMERICA




NEWSLETTER MARCH, 2009
CARRYING THE TORCH TO WIMSA
‘ FLY GIRLS OF WWII’
WASP EXHIBIT
Since not every WASP will travel to see this wonderful
exhibit, here are a few samples of ‘what’s on the wall!’
‘Fly Girls of World War II’ shines a light on the untold,
inspirational history of the pioneering Women Airforce
Service Pilots of WWII, the first women in history to fly
America’s military aircraft. These courageous women
pilots are ‘larger than life’ in this colorful, visual
history of the WASP: from the 200’ x 2’ WASP film
strip, with the shining faces of 163 WASP, to the 7
foot tall WASP standups. Also featured in this
educational exhibit : mannequins dressed in original
uniforms, a visual history mural, photo collages, a 26
foot WASP timeline, a scale replica of the Stearman
primary training aircraft (PT-17), and the unique
WASP mosaic, which features the faces of EVERY
WASP (1,102) in one amazing photo.
EXHIBIT HISTORY
First on display at the Mayborn Museum Complex in Waco, Texas (Nov, 2007- April, 2008) and currently on display at the
Women in Military Service for America Memorial at the gateway to Arlington National Cemetery (Nov 2008 - Nov 2009), the
“Fly Girls of WWII”
exhibit was created by Wings Across America's mother-daughter team (Director, Nancy Parrish, and
Associate Director, WASP Deanie Parrish). “Fly Girls of WWII” is curated by Nancy Parrish.
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