Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Honoring the WASP

In 1942, the U.S. armed forces had a shortage of trained pilots, so they began training women to fly military aircraft in non-combat missions, which freed the male pilots for combat duty.  A story on NPR reveals that now, after years of relative obscurity, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) are finally getting the recognition they deserve.

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