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WASP with Airplanes, 1944

Catherine (Cappy) Vail Bridge, WASP

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In 1977, the United States finally recognized members of WASP as military pilots of World War II, granting veteran status to those who had served as part of WASP.
WASP - Woman Pilot World War II

Catherine (Cappy) Vail Bridge, WASP, pictured with P38 Lightning in this 1944 image.

Courtesy Library of Congress
Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) was a program to support the Allies in World War II by recruiting and training women pilots to fly non-combat missions to free male pilots for combat missions.

1977 was also the year that the Air Force Academy graduated its first post-WASP women pilots.

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