A wooden novelty plaque, gag-gifted by a class of aviation cadets to the women instructors of the Civil Aeronautics Administration War Training Service (CAA-WTS), reflects the personal bonds formed during wartime pilot training, when women were increasingly recruited as ground and flight instructors to meet the demands of an expanding training pipeline. Alongside it, a snapshot of an aviation cadet posed before a grand stucco building -- likely a resort hotel converted to cadet barracks, a common wartime practice -- and a hand-signed Christmas card from 'A/C Earl W. Goldbeck' illustrate the everyday camaraderie and correspondence that accompanied formal flight instruction. Project: 218579