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Explore original, newly digitized images of World War II women pilots, complete with the original captions given to these images when they were taken. Archives serve an incredibly...
10 sty 2017 · During World War II, a select group of young women pilots became pioneers, heroes, and role models... They were the Women Airforce Service Pilots, WASP, the first women in history trained to fly American military aircraft.
10 sie 2018 · Reflecting on the 75 years since the founding of the WASP, these archival images provide a stark reminder of the pioneering efforts and achievements of female military aviators during World War II. Such sources allow us to critically analyze the past, the creation of the historical record, and their importance to our cultural memory.
12 cze 2017 · Twenty-five enthusiastic and experienced female flyers from the USA joined the ATA in 1942. Four women from New Zealand determinedly paid their own passage in order to be part of history. One woman, 19-year-old Margot ‘Chilli’ Duhalde, spoke no English at all on arrival, yet went forth with the same sense of courageous daring.
This website features a growing collection of individual WW2 Fighter airplane profile pages. Each page contains airplane profile art, a list of noteworthy visual characteristics, some history (if any is known) and links to photos and/or videos (if any are known) for each of the featured airplanes.
16 lis 2012 · While Britain and America kept their women pilots out of harm’s way during the Second World War, the Soviet Union had few qualms about putting its female aviators into the thick of the fighting. Shortly after the German invasion of the U.S.S.R., Russia’s famous woman pilot Marina Raskova personally lobbied Stalin to let her raise and train ...
23 kwi 2019 · Referring to themselves as “Avenger Girls,” the Women Airforce Service Pilots were superheroes of aviation. They were the first women to fly for the US military, paving the way for women to serve equally in the US Air Force. Learn more at womenshistory.org.
