Photograph of WASP Pilots Exercising Avenger Field

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Description

WASP pilots doing calisthenics at Avenger Field. (Calisthenics are exercises that rely on body weight for resistance.)

Object Information

Local ID:

2007.006.038

Collection:

Courtesy of Alan H. Rosenberg, Producer, "A Brief Flight," Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Hazel Ying Lee & Frances M. Tong Collection.

Credit Line:

Courtesy of Alan H. Rosenberg, Producer, "A Brief Flight," Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Hazel Ying Lee & Frances M. Tong Collection.

Count:

1

Citation:

Courtesy of Alan H. Rosenberg, Producer, "A Brief Flight," Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Hazel Ying Lee & Frances M. Tong Collection.

Language(s):

English

Period:

WWII

Classification:

Photograph

Rights:

Courtesy of Alan H. Rosenberg, Producer, "A Brief Flight," Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Hazel Ying Lee & Frances M. Tong Collection.

Appears In

Resource Kit
Museum of Chinese in America

Flying High with Hazel & Maggie: Chinese American Aviators in WWII

Explore the lives of Hazel Ying Lee and Maggie Gee, the only two Chinese American women to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. Use videos and photos to learn about their experiences and how World War II impacted them and many other women in the United States. Find out more about women in military service during World War II and the long fight of WASP pilots to be honored for their impact.

Created by: Museum of Chinese in America

Grade 6-8