Photograph of a group of WASPs leaving their barracks, including Maggie Gee

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Description

A group of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) leaving barracks D building 21 at Avenger Field. The women are wearing flight suits and holding suitcases. Maggie Gee is the second from the left.

Object Information

Date Created:

1944

Local ID:

2016.004.062

Collection:

Courtesy of Maggie Gee, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Maggie Gee Collection.

Credit Line:

Courtesy of Maggie Gee, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Maggie Gee Collection.

Count:

1

Citation:

Courtesy of Maggie Gee, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Maggie Gee Collection.

Language(s):

English

Period:

WWII

Classification:

Photograph

Rights:

Courtesy of Maggie Gee, Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), Maggie Gee 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