STATS

W A S P... S T A T I S T I C S

Entrance Requirements	Flying/Training Stats
Cost Comparison	Pay Comparison
Accident Rates	Flying Hours

WOMEN'S ARMY AIRFORCE FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAM
WFTD-- ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

CLASS	DATE	AGE	HT	EDUCATION	PILOT HOURS
43-1	Nov. '42	22-35	5'2"	HS or equivalent	200
43-2	Dec. '42	21-35	5'2"	HS or equivalent	100
43-3	Jan. '42	21-35	5'2"	HS or equivalent	75
43-4 +	Apr. 14, '43	21-35	5'2"	HS or equivalent	35
	Aug. '43	18 1/2	5'2"	HS or equivalent	35
		18 1/2	5'4"	HS or equivalent	35

REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINING FERRYING SERVICE
WOMEN'S AUXILIARY FERRYING SQUADRON (WAFS)
(Limited to 25 women pilots--total of 28 hired)

CLASS	DATE	AGE	HT	EDUCATION	PILOT HRS	H.P. RATING
WAFS	Oct. '42	21-35	5'2"	HS or equivalent	500	200 h.p. 50 hrs. last 6 months

FLYING/TRAINING STATS: WASP

APPLIED	ACCEPTED	ELIMINATED FROM PROGRAM				GRADUATED
		FLYING	RESIGNED	MEDICAL	DISCIPLINE
25,000	1830	552	152	28	14	1074

MILES FLOWN BY WASP

WASP in ATC/Ferry Command	9,224,000
WASP, all other Commands	50,776,000
TOTAL	60,000,000

ACCIDENT RATE PER 1000 HOURS FLYING TIME

WAFS	WASP-ACT	WASP-OTHER	TRAINEES	OVERALL: WOMEN	OVERALL: MEN
.210	.120	.068	.032	.060	.088

AAF CADETS/PILOTS vs. WASP/TRAINEES
COMPARATIVE COSTS OF FLIGHT TRAINING/BENEFITS

	MEN	WOMEN
Transportation to flight school	Provided at no expense	Paid all their own expenses
If washed out of program	Assigned to other military duty	Paid their own way home
Room/board	Provided at no expense	Charged $1.65/day (Class 43-5 to end) Houston, WASP paid all expenses
Insurance	$10,000	None. Companies cancelled personal policies. WASP contributed to an emergency fund.
Uniforms	Provided	Paid over $100 for their own
Pay	$75/month	$150/mo plus $26 overtime
Injury/Illness	Automatic care--no expense	Paid for their own in the beginning. Army hospitals provided for later classes
Death benefits	Automatic. Escort home. Military funeral. Family authorized to display Gold Star	$200 and a plain pine box. No military escort. Not entitled to use American flag on coffin. Survivors of WASP trainees w/ no right to display Gold Star.

O FFICER'S PAY COMPARISON

	2nd Lt.	1st Lt.	Captain	WASP
Per diem	$7.00	$7.00	$7.00	$6.00
Base Pay	$150	$166	$200	$250
Supplement	$21	$21	$21	0
Quarters	$45	$45	$45	0¹
Flight Pay	$75	$83	$100	0²
Uniform Allowance	$200	$200 +	$200 +	0
TOTALS	$291	$330	$396	$250

1. If BOQ was available, WASP had to pay from $15 to $20/month. Otherwise, they paid for civilian housing (which was very expensive and in critical demand).

2. The most recent WASP graduate, assigned to fly training planes, received the same pay as WASP who had been on duty since the inception of the women pilot program and were flying the most complex and dangerous warplanes. WASP squadron officers had no boost in pay with the added duties. AAF squadron C.O's, on the other hand, usually were at least majors, and had the added pay increase.

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1. Statistics taken from "On Final Approach" by Byrd Howell Granger.
Falconer Publishing Company, Scottsdale, AZ, 1991.