The legendary WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots)—the first - TopicsExpress



          

The legendary WASPs (Women Airforce Service Pilots)—the first American military pilots in history—set the standard for today’s women in military aviation Led by famed aviators Jacqueline Cochran and Nancy Love, more than a thousand women private pilots from all parts of the country graduated from military flight training and flew difficult and often dangerous missions. Disbanded before the war ended for political reasons, they were forgotten for decades until Congress officially recognized their service and bestowed full military benefits in 1978. youtube/attribution_link?a=swqF1JzdMIo&u=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DknDIzu45BO0%26feature%3Dshare
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 01:15:11 +0000

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