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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.
In memory of those we have lost and in honor of those we still cherish... WELCOME
Our missionis to let the voices and the stories of the WASP inspire and encourage our visitors to fly higher than they've ever flown. And one thing you should know right up front, WASP ALWAYS TELL THE TRUTH. They don't need to make anything up! WASP LIVED their history, one checkride, one heartbreak and one triumph at a time.On this site you will find videos, photos, games, WASP graphics and great digital primary resource information on the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII (Check out records and resources)
R E M E M B E R | T H E | W A S P
Click on the text above to visit our "ABOVE AND BEYOND" tributes to
the THIRTY EIGHT WASP and TRAINEES who were killed flying for our country.
WE WILL NEVER FORGET THEM.
"This is not a time when women should be patient. We are in a war and we need to fight it with all our ability and ever weapon possible. WOMEN PILOTS, in this particular case, are a weapon waiting to be used."
Eleanor Roosevelt, 1942
Also attributed to"If the nation ever again needs them, American women will respond. Never again will they have to prove they can do any flying job the military has. Not as an experiment. Not to fill in for men. They will fly as commissioned officers in the future Air Force of the United States with equal pay - hospitalization - insurance - veterans' benefits.
THE WASP HAVE EARNED IT FOR THESE WOMEN OF THE FUTURE"
WASP Byrd Howell Granger, 43-W-1
WASP Director Jacqueline Cochran
p. 476 "ON FINAL APPROACH"
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