Women’s Airforce Service Pilots

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Women’s_Airforce_Service_Pilots

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:WASP
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd	1944
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	1943
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:awardYear	2009
gptkbp:casualties	38
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1944
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Jacqueline_Cochran gptkb:Nancy_Harkness_Love
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Avenger_Field,_Sweetwater,_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Women’s Airforce Service Pilots
gptkbp:mediaType	gptkb:film books documentary
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Women’s_Auxiliary_Ferrying_Squadron gptkb:Women’s_Flying_Training_Detachment
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:A-24_Banshee gptkb:AT-6_Texan gptkb:B-26_Marauder gptkb:BT-13_Valiant gptkb:C-47_Skytrain gptkb:P-38_Lightning gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:B-25_Mitchell gptkb:P-39_Airacobra
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Jacqueline_Cochran gptkb:Nancy_Harkness_Love gptkb:Ann_Baumgartner gptkb:Gertrude_Tompkins_Silver gptkb:Hazel_Ying_Lee gptkb:Cornelia_Fort
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	over 1,000
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Women’s_Auxiliary_Ferrying_Squadron gptkb:Women’s_Flying_Training_Detachment
gptkbp:purpose	to employ women pilots to fly military aircraft during World War II
gptkbp:recognizedAsMilitary	1977
gptkbp:role	target towing test piloting transport missions ferrying aircraft training other pilots
gptkbp:status	gptkb:military
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:US_Congressional_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5