Women Military Aviators (WMA) – Panel
PANEL DETAILS Saturday, April 27, 2024 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM Moderator: Colonel Marcelyn Atwood, USAF (Ret) (Navigator serving from 1980-2005) Slides w/Panel Discussion “WASP Legacy: Modern Women Military Aviators!” […]
‘Sasha’ – Aviation Visionary & Air Power Advocate by Julia Lauria-Blum
When recalling the names of pioneering innovators who made their mark within the aviation industry and advocated for airpower during World War II, Russian-born émigré Alexander de Seversky may not […]
Towing Targets… and Other Dangerous Liaisons by Julia Lauria-Blum
As the WASP performed a great variety of duties outside of ferrying missions, many of the women in the WFTD Training Command were selected for classified, high-risk flight operations. One […]
Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck, Ph.D. – Panel Moderator & Author
Author, Associate Professor at Texas Woman’s University, WASP Historian ABOUT Katherine Sharp Landdeck earned her doctorate from the University of Tennessee and is a professor of history at TWU. She teaches […]
Lt. Col. Cathyrine “Lilo” Armandie, USAF – Panel Moderator
WASP Legacy Pilot ABOUT United States Air Force Lt. Col. Cathyrine Armandie is an F-15E Strike Eagle Weapons System Officer or Combat Systems Officer (CSO), which was formerly known as a […]
Susan Kilrain – Keynote Speaker
EVENT DETAILS Friday, April 26, 2024 5:00 – 11:00 PM | 1700 – 2300 hrs. You must purchase a ticket to attend. ABOUT NASA Astronaut, Navy Test Pilot, Author, Mom […]
The Winter 2023 Newsletter is here!
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays! Keep up to date with the latest news, articles, and events at the WASP WWII Museum. To read, download the Winter 2023 Newsletter here.
Jackie Cochran and the Need for Speed by Julia Lauria-Blum
Jackie Cochran climbed to 45,000 feet in a Canadair F-86 Sabre jet, leaving a contrail of ice crystals behind her path. Achieving the highest altitude necessary, she did a split […]
Remembering Marie & Shutsy by John Marsh
My mother, Marie Barrett Marsh, 43-W-7, was a distinguished member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots. From an early age, I was proud of my mother and knew I would […]
How the WASP Won Their Militarization by Sarah Byrn Rickman
Here’s a little-known piece of WASP militarization history! Nancy Batson Crews – an original WAFS [the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron that preceded the WASP] – served 1972-1975 as President of The […]