Thirty-eight WASP members died during these duties and one, Gertrude Tompkins, disappeared while on a ferry mission, her fate still unknown. [5] In 1977, for their World War II service, the members …

During the war, nearly 1,100 highly trained women tested, flew, and ferried 12,650 aircraft over 60 million miles as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). 1 Despite their service, the WASP was the …

Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), U.S. Army Air Forces program that tasked some 1,100 civilian women with noncombat military flight duties during World War II.

Nov 30, 2023 · During World War II, American women took to the skies to serve their country as members of the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). After Pearl Harbor, US military leaders …

Before the program ended, the WASP had flown 60 million miles in 78 different types of airplanes including the fastest pursuit planes and the heaviest bombers. Thirty-eight were killed in service.

The story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) is a chapter from World War II nearly forgotten for over 30 years. The first American women trained to fly military aircraft, the WASP logged over 60 …

Apr 23, 2019 · WASP Joann Garrett flew twin-engine B-26 planes and C-60 transport aircraft at Army Air Bases in Texas and Kansas in service to her country. Referring to themselves as “Avenger Girls,” the …