The Women Airforce Service Pilots
History: Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) - Army.mil
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). The WAFS and WFTD merged into WASP on Aug. 5, 1943. Cochran served as director of WASP and its training division, while ...
Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). In September 1942, after several times rejecting proposals to use qualified women pilots for flying duties, Army Air ...
Women Air Service Pilots (WASP)
These women filled vital roles in the United States alongside male pilots. Their work advanced the war effort by freeing experienced male pilots to move to the ...
Women Airforce Service Pilots - Wikipedia
Both were organized separately in September 1942. They were pioneering organizations of civilian women pilots, who were attached to the United States Army Air ...
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (U.S. National Park Service)
In 1944, the organization and its allies pressed for military status. Other women's branches, such as the Women's Army Corps (WAC) and the Navy ...
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)
From 1943 to 1944, over 1000 women flew over 60 million miles ferrying aircraft and personnel, towing targets, and other transport duties as part of the ...
Women Airforce Service Pilots history - Texas Woman's University
More than a thousand women left their homes and jobs for the opportunity of a lifetime- to become the first in history to fly for the US military.
The WASP Story - The Bullock Texas State History Museum
The women who went on to become part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) left behind traditional roles and exchanged them for dangerous jobs in high- ...
National WASP WWII Museum – Honoring the life and legacy of the ...
Read about the lives of six incredible WASP. Stop by the Museum at Avenger Field to see the exhibit in person before it changes in April 2025.
Women Airforce Service Pilots | WASP, World War II, & Facts
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), U.S. Army Air Forces program that tasked some 1100 civilian women with noncombat military flight ...
Honoring the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II
In 1977, President Carter signed a bill granting the WASPs their earned Veteran status, ensuring they received the respect and benefits they had ...
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of WWII
Referring to themselves as “Avenger Girls,” the Women Airforce Service Pilots were superheroes of aviation. They were the first women to fly ...
On this site you will find videos, photos, games, WASP graphics and great digital primary resource information on the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII.
Jacqueline Cochran and the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs)
As head of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) she supervised the training of over one thousand women, many of whom performed distinguished service.
Women with Wings: The Legacy of the WASP
Seventy-five years ago, on August 5, 1943, a remarkable group of women stepped into roles as part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots ...
The Women's Airforce Service Pilots: WASPs in World War II
PRES. Barack Obama signs a bill at his desk at the White House with female advocates for the Women Airforce Service Pilot corps looking on.
Women Airforce Service Pilots Official Archive | TWU
LeThe Woman's Collection at TWU is the official Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of WWII archive housing over one million original documents and images.
Women Airforce Service Pilots Digital Archive
The official Women Airforce Service Pilots digital archive. Discover digitized images, documents, and historical artifacts from the WASP.
Women Airforce Service Pilots - WASP - YouTube
In this week in military history, we explore the service, contributions, and legacy of the Women Airforce Service Pilots, a World War II ...
WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS CONGRESSIONAL GOLD ...
FINDINGS. Congress finds that—. (1) the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, known as the ''WASP'', were the first women in history to fly American.