WWII WASPs

Six WASP Pilots on the Airfield

Ready for their next mission, these six WASP pilots gather on the airfield with gear bags slung over their shoulders.

The Civilian Pilot Training Program created opportunities for women to fly. These Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, got their

WASP Director Jackie Cochran speaks with a group of WASP trainees. Photo size: 978 × 770 Photo source: U.S. Air Force

Eight WASPs gather on the ramp at Waco Field, Texas,for a final group picture before the WASP was disbanded on

Four members of the United States Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) receive final instructions as they chart a cross-country course

Avenger Field WASPs and training aircraft, 1944. Photo size: 900 × 1186 Photo source: U.S. Air Force Usage: Public Domain

WASP Mary Baldwin Hillberg cuts the throttles after “revving” it up for a cross country take-off as co-pilot Betty Ferrol

Four WASP delivery pilots in front of a TB-25 Mitchell Trainer at Turner Army Airfield, 1944. Photo size: 877 × 650

Four WASP pilots walk among a large group of airplanes on an unidentified airfield. Photo size: 1800 × 1236 Photo source:

Three WASP pilots returning from a mission, dressed in cold weather flight gear. Photo size: 1800 × 1385 Photo source: U.S.

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