Mary Edith B. Engle papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Mary Edith B. Engle papers
- Date
- 1940-1945 (inclusive)
- Extent
- 0.45 Cubic Feet
- Subjects
- Women air pilots.
- Women and the military.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Women.
- Preferred Citation
- 66m26: [Identification of item], Mary Edith B. Engle papers, 1940-1945, University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Mary Edith B. Engle (1916-2003), a native of Lexington, Kentucky, served as a Women's Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II. She enlisted early as part of the 5th Ferrying Group, stationed at Love Field in Dallas, Texas. She flew large military planes, including the B-29. Prior to World War II, she was an active member of the Blue Grass Flying Club and post World War II she was a member of the International Organization of Women Pilots (the Ninety-Nines).
- Scope and Content
- The Mary Edith B. Engle papers (dated 1940-1945; 0.45 cubic feet; 1 box) contain military records, printed materials, and memorabilia related to her service as a Women's Air Force Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II. Included are her operations orders and flight records, which document her travel and delivery of planes for the Army Air Corps; training papers; and printed materials including WASP newsletters, a songbook, the "Final Report on Women Pilot Program", and Wings Over America, a yearbook containing facts about the 5th Ferrying Group.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- The physical rights to the materials in this collection are held by the University of Kentucky Special Collections Research Center.
Contents of the Collection
Pilot certificates, 1943 August - 1944 September
Final Report on Women Pilot Program by Jacqueline Cochran, undated
Fifinella Gazette and order, 1943 April
Flight record and cover letter, 1943 August - 1945 February
Reports from Base Unites in Sweetwater and Dallas, 1943 August 6 - 1944 August 24
Notes and clippings from service, circa 1945
Operations Order, 1943 September 9 - 1944 December
WASP permanent addresses, undated
WASP newsletters, 1945 January 25 - 1946 October
WASP songbook, undated
Wings Over America yearbook, circa 1944
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