The WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military ...

During World War II, nearly 1,100 women flew targets so gunners could practice their shooting skills. They ferried airplanes, including B-29 bombers, from aircraft factories to bases. They flew 60 ...

When author Becky Aikman decided in 2019 to write a book about the 25 American female pilots who flew planes for the Royal Air Force during World War II, she discovered that all but one of the women ...

They flew BT-13s and AT-6s as engineering test pilots, administrative pilots, ferrying pilots and as instrument instructors. More than 25,000 women applied to be WASP, agreeing to pay their own way to ...

Since President Donald Trump nominated a former “Fox & Friends” television host to be defense secretary, the issue of women’s roles in the U.S. military keeps popping up in headlines. During his ...

At 86, Sylvia Clayton has seen enough to know that history has a way of repeating itself. On Monday, she became living proof. The silver-haired grandmother from Oro Valley cruised above the city in a ...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- Preface to the NYU Classics Edition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Development of the Women Airforce ...

FILE - Tuskegee Airmen, from left, Audley Coulthurst of New York, William Johnson of Glen Cove, N.Y., Wilfred R. DeFour of New York, and Herbert C. Thorpe of Rome, N.Y., are honored by members of the ...

”Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II,” By Becky Aikman. Publisher: Bloomsbury. 368 pages. $31.99. Since President Donald Trump nominated a former “Fox & ...