As the U.S. tackled two fronts in World War II, it faced a shortage of trained pilots. In 1943, the U.S. Army Air Forces ...

Aeronautics curator Dorothy Cochrane explores the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and their fight for recognition for their contributions to World War II. Dorothy Cochrane ...

It's about damn time. WASPs played a crucial role in domestic military aviation during World War II. When the US entered the war and male pilots began shipping out for combat missions in Europe ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Growing up, John Marsh did not fully grasp the significance of his mother’s role as a pilot serving in the military during ...

to honor two Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), Gleanna Roberts and Beverly Jean Moses, both of whom died in World War II.

The late WASP Pilot Mabelle Vincent Smith received a one-of-a-kind final flyover. Thursday afternoon, Smith's grandson flew ...

More than thirty years after the WASPs were disbanded in December 1944, the women pilots of World War II were shocked by a series of headlines in the paper. The U.S. Air Force announced that women ...

(These two countries had the most casualties in World War II, and it’s not even close.) In the United States, one of the main contributions came from the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP ...

according to the National WASP World War II Museum. Their training mirrored that of the male pilots of the AAF and the women proved themselves to be capable, dedicated, versatile and brave--tasked as ...

The WASP portion of the exhibit is “dedicated ... to make our nation a better and safer place for everyone. The World War II pilots and bombers were happy to see those red tails coming.

More than thirty years after the WASPs were disbanded in December 1944, the women pilots of World War II were shocked by a series of headlines in the paper. The U.S. Air Force announced that women ...