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Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) Collection

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. During World War II, members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) ferried planes, towed anti-aircraft artillery training targets, flew ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

‘Spitfires’ author recounts little-known story of World War II’s American women pilots

Thousands of books and films have been made over the past 80 years celebrating the bravery of American servicemen during World War II. But what about the 25 American women pilots who also risked their ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Carlsbad pilot is sole U.S. survivor of WWII women’s flying auxiliary

When author Becky Aikman decided in 2019 to write a book about the 25 American female pilots who flew planes for the Royal Air Force during World War II, she discovered that all but one of the women ...