WACs and WASPs and Jackie Cochran
Jackie Cochran was a record-setting pilot who fought to get women a role in WWII.
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Jackie Cochran was a record-setting pilot who fought to get women a role in WWII.
The Lone Star Flight Museum in Houston will celebrate the pioneering women’s military aviation group on Saturday.
When World War II broke out, hundreds of women took to the skies in support of the war effort. Many contributed as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). However, women like Willa Brown who were barred from becoming a military pilot by both her race and gender, found other ways to contribute. These are the stories of five women who contributed to the war effort by flying.
Winnie the Pooh never flew a twin-engine B-26 or C-60 transport plane in World War II.