Margie Bedell-Burke – Women of World War II

Six WASP Pilots on the Airfield

Ready for their next mission, these six WASP pilots gather on the airfield with gear bags slung over their shoulders.

The Civilian Pilot Training Program created opportunities for women to fly. These Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs, got their

WASP Director Jackie Cochran speaks with a group of WASP trainees. Photo size: 978 × 770 Photo source: U.S. Air Force

Eight WASPs gather on the ramp at Waco Field, Texas,for a final group picture before the WASP was disbanded on

Four members of the United States Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) receive final instructions as they chart a cross-country course

Portrait of WASP pilot Alta Corbett Thomas, 1943. Photo size: 2126 × 2953 Photo source: U.S. Air Force Usage: Public Domain

Adela Riek Scharr in her WASP uniform, Spring 1944. Photo size: 2007 × 2900 Photo source: U.S. Air Force Usage: Public

Wilda Winfield (WASP Class 44-W-8) in flight in a BT-13 Valiant from Frederick AAF Frederick, Oklahoma on a photographic mission.

WASP Helen Anne Turner in front of her ready-to-ferry P-51 Mustang. Photo size: 1574 × 2000 Photo source: U.S. Air Force

Before joining WAFS, Gertrude Meserve was an instructor pilot who taught hundreds of students at Harvard and MIT. The Women’s

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