Find resources on women in aviation during World War II, including the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots).
The story of WASP, American women pilots of World War II, finally recognized in 1977 as military pilots.
This bibliography of Jacqueline Cochran, woman pilot and WASP director (Women's Airforce Service Pilots) includes many print resources for the researcher, including books and magazine articles.
Article from PBS' "Flygirls" special honors pilot Jacqueline Cochran for her work in the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) during World War II and her other pioneering efforts in aviation.
A PBS "American Experience" film. On this companion website you'll find a timeline, maps, info on people, events, and the film, and a teacher's guide.
From the PBS "Flygirls" special comes this biography of Cornelia Fort, an air ferry pilot during World War II. She died in service on March 21, 1943.
PBS biography of Nancy Harkness Love, whose World War II proposal for a Women's Auxiliary Ferry Squadron (WAFS) merged into a pilot training program and the joint unit became known as WASP, where Love headed up air ferrying operations.
Deborah G. Douglas' account of a pioneer woman pilot who served in World War II including her conflict with Jackie Cochran on how women pilots should be trained and commissioned.
A tribute to Mabel Rawlinson, a WASP who died in the line of duty in a job defined then as a civilian support job in World War II, and only in the 1970s recognized as a military position.
A tribute to the female pilots of the Air Force during World War II, featuring a fun and challenging quiz, archived documents, photos of people and planes -- LOTS here!
From Texas Woman University, documents, articles, and photographs about the WASP.
The Air Force honors women who flew for the military during World War II.
A history of this unit in which many women served during World War II, with some emphasis on Texas connections.
A history of one of the predecessors of the WASP, established at the urging of Nancy Harkness Love.
A history of one of the predecessors of the WASP, established at the urging of Jackie Cochran.
From the Air Force History site, a bit of the history of the WASP.
