Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP)

The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) (also Women's Army Service Pilots or Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots) was a civilian women pilots' organization, whose members were United States federal civil service employees. Members of WASP became trained pilots who tested aircraft, ferried aircraft, and trained other pilots. Their purpose was to free male pilots for combat roles during World War II.
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WASP with Instructor :: Women Airforce Service Pilots
You Probably Didn't Know How Badass American Women Were During WWII
women airforce service pilot Above: Nancy Harkness Love, an American pilot and Commander of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron -- which was later absorbed into the Women's Airforce Service Pilots -- walks across a tarmac in England.
23 Vintage Photos of Beautiful Female WWII Pilots in the U.S. Army Air Force
23 Vintage Photos of Beautiful Female WWII Pilots in the U.S. Army Air Force ~ vintage everyday
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Women in WWII ~ Madge Rutherford Minton was one of the 1st four women in the US to graduate from the Advanced Civilian Pilot Training Program. In 1943, she joined the newly organized Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) and was trained to ferry Army ai
WWII WASPs - Women Airforce Service Pilots. In honor of my great Aunt Marge, who served as a WASP and pilot.
Female WWII Pilots: The Original Fly Girls
WASP with a plane named "Miss Fifinella"
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Military uniforms for US Army Air Corps Woman Airforce Service Pilots (1943)
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Group of WASP and B-17 Bomber - The Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project - University Archives - University Libraries
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WWII U.S. WASP Pilots Helen Snapp & Margaret Bruns in their Quarters
WASPs: Female pilots in World War II
WASPs: Female pilots in World War II - The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor.com
Unsung Heroes of WWII: The All-Female WASP Squad
Unsung Heros of WWII: The All-Female WASP Squad