MuseumWASP WWII Museum
Sweetwater · Nolan County · Dedicated 2003 · THC Atlas #4200000758
Texas history, up close and curated.
About this site
WASP WWII Museum is a museum in Sweetwater, Nolan County, dedicated in 2003. It is one of 3 museums documented in Nolan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 32 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5428, -97.1133 near Sweetwater. The nearest cataloged historic site is Dora (cemetery), about 187 miles away. Others within a short drive include Slater Chapel, Blackwell, and Nolan.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #4200000758. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
The National WASP WWII Museum sits at Avenger Field near Sweetwater, where the Women Airforce Service Pilots trained during World War II. The museum was established in 2003 by former WASP Deanie Bishop Parrish and her daughter Nancy Parrish and opened in May 2005 in a 1929 hangar. Avenger Field became the first air base in history to train only women pilots after the first WASP class arrived on February 21, 1943; of more than 25,000 applicants, 1,074 graduated, ferrying aircraft, towing gunnery targets, and flight-testing repaired planes, and the museum's campus now includes two hangars with exhibits and historic training aircraft.
Sources: en.wikipedia.orgwaspmuseum.orgtexashighways.com
