WASP Mark 70 Years With Tributes and a Promise: See You in Pasadena!
WASP Elizabeth Strohfus signs photos and posters at The Ninety-Nines Tent. (Photo: Amy Laboda)
WASP Elizabeth Strohfus signs photos and posters at The Ninety-Nines Tent. (Photo: Amy Laboda)

Hard to believe it, but there are still a few people out there who don’t know the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). These women, 1,104 who made the cut, volunteered for duty during World War II, and flew every aircraft that was manufactured for the fight, from trainers to bombers to fighters. They delivered aircraft from factories, ferried aircraft all over North America, towed targets for gunnery training and tested aircraft to make sure they were safe before they were deployed in battle overseas.