WASP pilot Gertrude Tomkins Silver crashed off Calif. coast in 1944. Oct. 8, 2009 — -- The fog rolled in from Santa Monica Bay just after noon on Oct. 26, 1944, just three hours before Gertrude ...
SWEETWATER, Texas — The National Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) WWII Museum, located in Sweetwater, commemorates the trailblazing women who broke barriers in a male-dominated field. Lisa Taylor, ...
Since President Donald Trump nominated a former “Fox & Friends” television host to be defense secretary, the issue of women’s roles in the U.S. military keeps popping up in headlines. During his ...
Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface to the NYU Classics Edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Development of the Women Airforce ...
On solid ground -- Ready to fly -- Blond bombshell -- Fighting for the right to fly -- Up in the air -- Bucket of bolts and the hood -- Crossing the country -- Silver wings and Santiago blue -- ...
The Air Force has removed training courses with videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — the female World War II pilots who were vital in ferrying ...