Women's Airforce Service Pilots

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Women%27s_Airforce_Service_Pilots

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	military organization
gptkbp:aircraft	gptkb:T-56A gptkb:B-29_Superfortress gptkb:T-34_Mentor gptkb:T-78A gptkb:C-45_Expeditor gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:C-47_Skytrain gptkb:C-54_Skymaster gptkb:P-39_Airacobra gptkb:C-60_Lodestar gptkb:P-38_Lightning gptkb:B-25_Mitchell gptkb:F-51_Mustang gptkb:B-26_Marauder gptkb:F-86_Sabre gptkb:T-45_Goshawk gptkb:C-118_Liftmaster gptkb:C-82_Packet gptkb:T-53A_McAlister gptkb:T-98A gptkb:P-63_Kingcobra gptkb:T-57A A-26 Invader B-17 Flying Fortress C-130 Hercules B-24 Liberator T-6 Texan II P-47 Thunderbolt T-6 Texan T-55A T-90A T-28 Trojan C-119 Flying Boxcar F-80 Shooting Star F-84 Thunderjet AT-6 Texan T-64A T-80A T-41 Mescalero T-62A T-77A T-79A T-58A T-59A T-60A T-61A T-63A T-65A T-66A T-67A T-68A T-69A T-70A T-71A T-72A T-73A T-74A T-75A T-76A T-81A T-83A T-84A T-85A T-86A T-87A T-88A T-89A T-91A T-92A T-94A T-95A T-96A T-97A T-99A T-82A T-93A
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:awards	Congressional Gold Medal
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved	1944
gptkbp:founded	1942
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Sweetwater,_Texas
gptkbp:historical_significance	first women to fly military aircraft in the U.S.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Women's Airforce Service Pilots
gptkbp:legacy	paved the way for future female pilots
gptkbp:notable_member	gptkb:Jacqueline_Cochran gptkb:Nancy_Harkness_Love
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	approximately 1,074
gptkbp:operationalRole	transporting cargo ferrying aircraft training male pilots towing targets
gptkbp:purpose	to fly military aircraft
gptkbp:training	6 months Avenger_Field