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Avery describes her first day of flying, including being allowed to do maneuvers and land the PT-19. She also mentions watching a movie on base, attending vespers, their first physical training (PT) exercises, the showers, and how everyone enjoys letters from home.

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Title
Letter from Dorothy Avery to Eunice
Contributor
Avery, Dorothy, Correspondent
Date
1943-05-31
Date (Text)
1943-05-31
Object ID
WV0204.4.004
Subject Headings
World War, 1939-1945
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
Topics
Women's History
Military
Service Branch
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
Conflict / Era
World War II era (1940-1946)
Type
Text
Format
correspondence
Language
English
Contributing Institution
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Archive
Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives, UNCG University Libraries; Dorothy Avery Collection
Rights and Reuse
(http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/) IN COPYRIGHT. This item is subject to copyright. Contact the contributing institution for permission to reuse.
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Digital History Collections > University of North Carolina at Greensboro > Women Veterans Historical Project Collections > Dorothy Avery Collection
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