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‘Spitfires’ tells the story of American women pilots in WWII

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new book “Spitfires” tells the little-known contribution American women made to ...
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Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) Collection

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. During World War II, members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) ferried planes, towed anti-aircraft artillery training targets, flew ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

‘Spitfires’ author recounts little-known story of World War II’s American women pilots

Thousands of books and films have been made over the past 80 years celebrating the bravery of American servicemen during World War II. But what about the 25 American women pilots who also risked their ...
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Women and Flight: Portraits of Contemporary Women Pilots Collection

This collection will consist of three series of materials: biographical material, transcripts of interviews with the pilots and negatives and photographs. The contact sheets were added on March 26, ...