WASP

• WASP means The Woman Airforce Service Pilots, they were the first female pilots to fly in WW2
• The WASP flew a total of 60 million miles in 1943
• The WASP had 10,000 members
• By December 1944, The WASP had flown every type of military aircraft in the US inventory
• From 1943 to 1944, 38 WASP died in service to their country
• On March 10 2010 the WASP received the Congressional Gold Medal for their service
• In 1945, the WASP was disbanded because it was seen as an unnecessary expense by the government
• The WASP is now recognised as one of America's greatest contributions to women's history
• After months of military flight training, 1,102 of the original 25,000 applicants took to the skies as the United States first woman to pilot military aircraft
• In 1942, less than a year into WWII, U.S. Army Air Forces General ,Henry H. "Hap" Arnold, requested approval of two programs: The Woman Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) and The Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD)