Women Airforce Service Pilots

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Women_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:commemoratedBy gptkb:WASP_National_Memorial
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1944
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Avenger_Field,_Sweetwater,_Texas
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:US_Congressional_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
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