During World War II, nearly 1,100 women covered 60 million miles, piloted 12,650 planes and wore their wings of courage as a badge of honor. The Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) as they were known ...

Correspondent photo / Sean Barron Marilyn Mong of Leetonia holds a photograph of four Women Airforce Service Pilots before a lecture she gave Saturday in the old St. James Episcopal Church in Boardman ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- Although Waukegan native Janice C. Christensen flew military aircraft during World War II, she was not recognized as a member of the military until Friday. At her grave ...

Some of the nation's first female military pilots were trained in Sweetwater, ...

Marilyn Mong of Leetonia holds a photograph of four Women Airforce Service Pilots before a lecture she gave Saturday in the old St. James Episcopal Church in Boardman Park on the important roles the ...

The WASPs were female pilots who served vital roles during World War II, such as ferrying aircraft and towing targets. SWEETWATER — Even Fifi flew in for the 20 th anniversary of the National WASP ...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface to the NYU Classics Edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Development of the Women Airforce ...

On solid ground -- Ready to fly -- Blond bombshell -- Fighting for the right to fly -- Up in the air -- Bucket of bolts and the hood -- Crossing the country -- Silver wings and Santiago blue -- ...

From her pilot's seat, Betty Riddle looked to the west and saw them: the snow-capped mountains of Colorado. It was a stirring moment for the 20-year-old. Before joining the Women Airforce Service ...

The National WASP WWII Museum has announced that they will be holding a Nolan County Nose Art Contest to students in K-12.

You can’t keep good men and women down, especially after they have unshackled themselves from Earth, taken flight and proven themselves heroes and heroines. This was proven over the past few days when ...