Women Airforce Service Pilots

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:WASP
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd	1944
gptkbp:activeYearsStart	1943
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:WASP_National_Memorial
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded	1944
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Avenger_Field,_Sweetwater,_Texas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Women Airforce Service Pilots
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:A-20_Havoc gptkb:A-24_Banshee gptkb:A-25_Shrike gptkb:A-26_Invader gptkb:AT-10_Wichita gptkb:AT-11_Kansan gptkb:AT-17_Bobcat gptkb:AT-6_Texan gptkb:AT-9_Jeep gptkb:B-18_Bolo gptkb:B-23_Dragon gptkb:B-26_Marauder gptkb:B-34_Lexington gptkb:BT-13_Valiant gptkb:C-45_Expeditor gptkb:C-46_Commando gptkb:C-54_Skymaster gptkb:C-60_Lodestar gptkb:C-64_Norseman gptkb:P-61_Black_Widow gptkb:P-63_Kingcobra gptkb:PT-17_Stearman gptkb:PT-19 gptkb:UC-78_Bobcat gptkb:B-24_Liberator gptkb:C-47_Skytrain gptkb:P-38_Lightning gptkb:P-47_Thunderbolt gptkb:P-51_Mustang gptkb:B-25_Mitchell gptkb:P-39_Airacobra gptkb:P-40_Warhawk
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Jacqueline_Cochran gptkb:Nancy_Harkness_Love
gptkbp:numberOfMembers	over 1,000
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:predecessor	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:significantEvent	first women to fly American military aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4