September 14
WAFS Ester Manning Westervelt is born in 1914
September 13
By 1944, the WASP Program had trained 329 women pilots
September 12
WASP Lewise Dorothy Coleman Adie 43-2 is born in 1919 WASP Betty M. Stagg Turner 44-9 is born in 1922
September 11
In 1943, Class 43-5 graduates. WASP Lorraine H. Zillner Rodgers 44-2 is born in 1920 WASP Eileen E. Wright Ferguson 44-7 is born in 1920
September 10
In 1942, the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) are formed under Nancy Harkness Love as director WASP Mardo C. Crane 44-1 is born in 1908 WASP Patricia J. Blackburn Bonansinga […]
September 9
In 1943, Classes 43-5, 43-6, 43-7 and 43-8 were training at Avenger Field
September 8
In 1944, Class 44-7 graduates WASP Lt. Col. Yvonne C. Pateman 43-5 is born 1919 WASP Adele F. Beyer 44-1 is born in 1921 WASP Lorraine R. Lasswell 44-6 is […]
Larger Than Life – Bessica Raiche and a Dog Named Roxey
At the newly renovated Mineola Station, along the main line of the Long Island Railroad, stands a work of public art depicting two figures cast in bronze, which are larger than life, both historically and figuratively.
Three Sixth Graders from Iowa Help Continue the WASP Legacy
The WASP Museum congratulates Tynnlie Schram, Sydney Edwards, and Paige Nicholson for their documentary on the WASP, Sisters in the Sky Reaching New Heights Claiming Military Rights. These 6th grade ladies from Akron-Westfield […]
Lillian Yonally – A Life in Color
In 2005, while recording her oral history, Lillian Yonally recalled the thrilling sensation of lifting up from a runway and into the air.