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United Air Lines stewardesses stand in formation to receive their wings from Don G. Maggerell, Vice-President, Passenger Service, in front of a Douglas DC-3 airliner. Stewardesses received their uniform insignia upon graduation from their training program and prior to their first flight. #WomenInAviation #WomensHistoryMonth United Air Lines stewardess wings ceremony early 1940s SFO Museum Collection Gift of United Airlines Archives 1999.047.318 This image was posted on March 16, 2016.

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