Because all records of the WASPs efforts were classified and sealed for 35 years, many in this country are unaware of their work as military pilots during WWII. These women were pioneers and the expertise they demonstrated in successfully flying every type of military aircraft, from the fastest fighters to the heaviest bombers, blazed a trail for women of future generations.
Learn a little history as you read WASPs of WWII, and have a little chuckle at the author's expense. This story gives you a peak into one moment in the history of these courageous women. The author recounts his personal experience with one WASP pilot in particular, and shows how a joke can sometimes be dangerous to one's health!
About the author: Ben R. Games, PhD, is a much-decorated veteran of three wars - World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam, who flew bombers, jet fighters and Chinook helicopters. He retired from the military after 35 years.
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Women pilots of World War II...
Related Scanning WWII links...
- 28 Jun 39 - Britain's Women's Auxiliary Air Force is formed
- 11 Jan 40 - Britain's Women's Section of ATA delivers first airplane
- 01 Jun 41 - WASP Mildred "Mickey" Tuttle marries
- 21 Mar 43 - WAFS/WASP Cornelia Fort killed in service
- 20 Apr 43 - Soviet Aces Katya Budanova, Lydia Litvyak
- 03 Jul 43 - WASP Ann Baumgartner Carl graduates
- 19 Jul 43 - Soviet Ace Yekaterina "Katya" Budanova KIA
- 01 Aug 43 - Top scoring Soviet Ace Lydia Litvyak KIA
- 05 Aug 43 - WFTD and WAFS merge to form WASPs
- 28 Feb 44 - German test pilot Hanna Reitsch
- 03 Apr 44 - WASP Evelyn Sharp killed in service
- 16 Sep 44 - Maureen Dunlop of Britain's ATA
- 02 May 45 - WASP Ann Baumgartner marries
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