Meet the First American Women to Fly Combat Missions
An Air & Space Quarterly exclusive reveals the names of five pioneering women in military aviation.
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An Air & Space Quarterly exclusive reveals the names of five pioneering women in military aviation.
Aerial combat has been a thing since World War I. These men and women have played a huge role on the battlefield and were instrumental off it too.
Jackie Cochran broke the sound barrier on May 18, 1953, flying faster than Mach 1 and confirming her place among elite test pilots.
The WASP Homecoming is being held at the National WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) World War II Museum, located in Sweetwater, Texas.
Col. Ruth Cheney Streeter served in the Marine Corps as the first director of the U.S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve. She took up the positions in February 19