The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Looking back in history to World War II, the Women Airforce Service Pilots were superheroes of ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. During World War II, members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) ferried planes, towed anti-aircraft artillery training targets, flew ...

WASP pilot Gertrude Tomkins Silver crashed off Calif. coast in 1944. Oct. 8, 2009 — -- The fog rolled in from Santa Monica Bay just after noon on Oct. 26, 1944, just three hours before Gertrude ...

Correspondent photo / Sean Barron Marilyn Mong of Leetonia holds a photograph of four Women Airforce Service Pilots before a lecture she gave Saturday in the old St. James Episcopal Church in Boardman ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- Although Waukegan native Janice C. Christensen flew military aircraft during World War II, she was not recognized as a member of the military until Friday. At her grave ...

Click to open image viewer. NASM-9A19521: Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) ferry pilot in the cockpit of a Bell P-63A Kingcobra; circa 1944. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information.

The Wood County Museum welcomes Wendy Zielen, a volunteer from the Michigan Flight Museum to be the speaker for the upcoming Tea & Talk Series on March 12 2 p.m. at the Wood County Museum, 13660 ...

A traveling museum highlighting the stories of the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) has made a ...

A mobile exhibit honoring the Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) is coming to the Macon County History Museum in Decatur.

SWEETWATER, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Known for its iconic wind turbines and sprawling fields, Sweetwater stands tall as the Nolan County seat. But beyond the scenic views lies a rich and colorful ...