{"id":385,"date":"2021-09-10T18:34:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T18:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/?page_id=385"},"modified":"2023-11-20T09:36:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T13:36:04","slug":"ww2-wasp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/ww2-wasp\/","title":{"rendered":"WW2 WASP"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"385\" class=\"elementor elementor-385\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-983fd7e elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"983fd7e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45a530d\" data-id=\"45a530d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c427843 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c427843\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WW2 WASP<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4278b1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4278b1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u201cWe live in the wind and sand\u2026 <br \/>and our eyes are on the stars.\u201d<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae9f1b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5ae9f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"\/product\/flying-fillies-book\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">BUY YOUR SIGNED COPY<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af0f41e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"af0f41e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bd3ca9\" data-id=\"3bd3ca9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba044bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba044bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>WW2 WASP Female Pilots<\/h2><p>Meet the extraordinary women pilots who made history in America as the first female pilots to fly military aircraft in World War 2.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e8f5a60 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8f5a60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78fb9a7\" data-id=\"78fb9a7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cacf62b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cacf62b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WW2 WASP - Women Airforce Service Pilots<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-06d8fd6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06d8fd6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-196a59a\" data-id=\"196a59a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6c2dbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6c2dbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-WASPs-1920x1080-21-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-106\" alt=\"WASPs-women airforce service pilots-ww2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-WASPs-1920x1080-21-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-WASPs-1920x1080-21-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-WASPs-1920x1080-21-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-WASPs-1920x1080-21-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-WASPs-1920x1080-21.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f9465a2\" data-id=\"f9465a2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-704b92f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"704b92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WASP stands for Women Airforce Service Pilots.<\/p><p>During WWII, the United States Army Air Force enlisted and trained civilian women pilots to assist in domestic flight services. They relieved the male pilots needed on the battlefronts.\u00a0<\/p><ul><li>About 25,000 women applied<\/li><li>1,830 were admitted in the WASP training\u00a0<\/li><li>1,074 trainees graduated from the 30-week program and flew as WASP<\/li><\/ul><p>Every applicant paid or hitchhiked their own way to Sweetwater, Texas!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fcf2629 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fcf2629\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37b654b\" data-id=\"37b654b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e9a1ae3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e9a1ae3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b5f0ae\" data-id=\"1b5f0ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fec807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fec807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As civilian pilots, the WW2 WASP flew<a href=\"\/ww2-planes\/\"> all types of aircraft<\/a> used by the military during the war. Their responsibilities included:<\/p><ul><li>Ferrying planes between air bases<\/li><li>Testing airplanes<\/li><li>Transporting personnel<\/li><li>Flew searchlight tracking missions<\/li><li>Towing targets for anti-aircraft gunnery practice<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa27e5c\" data-id=\"fa27e5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7fd224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7fd224\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"425\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WASP-group-Pilots-small.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1073\" alt=\"wasp-women airforce service pilots-group picture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WASP-group-Pilots-small.jpg 425w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WASP-group-Pilots-small-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb82dc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eb82dc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c5e61c\" data-id=\"3c5e61c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a53851c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a53851c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8883962\" data-id=\"8883962\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2c5713 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2c5713\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Flying-Fillies-WASPs-1920x1080-17-pvs0u5uf6wy9lj4kb3y1k2n36vpt1e0o17rvj2dig0.jpg\" title=\"women airforce service pilots training in avenger field texas\" alt=\"WW2 WASP\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-35261a1\" data-id=\"35261a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ee5c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4ee5c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although the WASP had a good flying record, 38 pilots perished during training or active duty.<\/p><p>The training took place at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.<\/p><p>The WASP program lasted 27 months. It was deactivated on December 20, 1944.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8a80fda elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8a80fda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-781e799\" data-id=\"781e799\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7350d10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7350d10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WW2 WASP: UNSUNG HEROES <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-918fb33 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"918fb33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee68481\" data-id=\"ee68481\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22771b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a22771b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WASP-78Xbemr3qStSMLwll6GebqFqOe_pQAA5WDJbqObf13U-770x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1066\" alt=\"WW2 WASP Received congressional metal\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WASP-78Xbemr3qStSMLwll6GebqFqOe_pQAA5WDJbqObf13U-770x1024.png 770w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WASP-78Xbemr3qStSMLwll6GebqFqOe_pQAA5WDJbqObf13U-226x300.png 226w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WASP-78Xbemr3qStSMLwll6GebqFqOe_pQAA5WDJbqObf13U-768x1021.png 768w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/WASP-78Xbemr3qStSMLwll6GebqFqOe_pQAA5WDJbqObf13U.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-21feb4d\" data-id=\"21feb4d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1375ad2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1375ad2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The WASP contribution to World War II has been a missing chapter in the American classroom. But we&#8217;re changing that with <a href=\"\/flying-fillies-book\/\">FLYING FILLIES book<\/a>!<\/p><p>In recent years, the WASP were finally recognized for their valuable services to support World War II.<\/p><ul><li>The WASP received their veteran status on November 23, 1977 from President Jimmy Carter.<\/li><li>On 1984, the WASP were awarded World War II Victory Medals and for those who had served one year, they received the American Theater Campaign Medal.<\/li><li>In Nov. 14 2008, the WASP received their Campaign Medals at the Fly Girls of World War II exhibit at the Military Women&#8217;s Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.\u00a0<\/li><li>On March 10, 2010, more than 200 surviving WASP received the Congressional Gold Medal.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-146b5ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"146b5ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ae5a2c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ae5a2c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca7cce elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ca7cce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-Planes-1920x1080-5-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-82\" alt=\"Aircraft WW2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-Planes-1920x1080-5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-Planes-1920x1080-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-Planes-1920x1080-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-Planes-1920x1080-5-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Flying-Fillies-Planes-1920x1080-5.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2de7246 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2de7246\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4903f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb4903f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The \u201cguinea pig\u201d class began in September 1942.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f79900 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f79900\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c79088\" data-id=\"3c79088\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a8deaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a8deaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WW2 WASP Ballet \u201cRugged But Right\u201d Lyrics<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12770fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12770fc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01f37f5\" data-id=\"01f37f5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cd3a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26cd3a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You\u2019ll go forth from here with your silver wings<\/p><p>Santiago blue and a heart that sings\u2014<\/p><p>\u2018Cause you ain\u2019t gonna be here no longer.<\/p><p>I just called up to tell you that I\u2019m rugged but right!<\/p><p>A rambling woman, a gambling woman, drink every night.<\/p><p>A porterhouse steak three times a day for my board,<\/p><p>That\u2019s more than any decent gal in town can afford!<\/p><p>I\u2019ve got a big electric fan to keep me cool while I eat,<\/p><p>A tall and handsome man to keep me warm while I sleep!<\/p><p>I\u2019m a rambling woman, a gambling woman and BOY am I tight!<\/p><p>I just called up to tell you that I\u2019m rugged but right!<\/p><p>Ho-Ho-Ho\u2014Rugged but right!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bf7217 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bf7217\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f53b63\" data-id=\"9f53b63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c0546 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d6c0546\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Select Real Life WW2 WASP<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c187d70 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5c187d70\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c78badf\" data-id=\"5c78badf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d539ec6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d539ec6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62d36b17\" data-id=\"62d36b17\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a91f471 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a91f471\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-350083b6\" data-id=\"350083b6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccac078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccac078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>\u201cThe suspense, never knowing what the next day would bring. The excitement. Excitement. That\u2019s the best word in the dictionary.\u201d <\/em><\/p><ul><li>Dorothy Kocher Olson, WASP 43-W-4<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-32bb767d\" data-id=\"32bb767d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19187886 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19187886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"274\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/220px-WASP_Dorothy_Kocher_Olsen.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1082\" alt=\"WASP_Dorothy_Kocher_Olsen\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc29a6a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc29a6a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1be79c4c\" data-id=\"1be79c4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-48aa0db8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48aa0db8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4e12d176\" data-id=\"4e12d176\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6594130e elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6594130e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"1318\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wasp-3981h.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1067\" alt=\"Cornelia-Fort-Women Auxiliary Ferry Service-WAFS-WASP\" srcset=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wasp-3981h.jpg 910w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wasp-3981h-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wasp-3981h-707x1024.jpg 707w, https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/wasp-3981h-768x1112.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-580a34e9\" data-id=\"580a34e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-28699148 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28699148\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f98e7bb\" data-id=\"2f98e7bb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c08b5c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c08b5c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI was happiest in the sky\u2014at dawn when the quietness of the air was like a caress, when the noon sun beat down and at dusk when the sky was drenched with the fading light. Think of me there and remember me\u2026\u201d<\/p><ul><li>Cornelia Fort, WAFS<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c33a1cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c33a1cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0088473\" data-id=\"0088473\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce10e41 elementor-section-full_width elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce10e41\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fb27e8\" data-id=\"8fb27e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc9f37e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc9f37e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-785a1c0\" data-id=\"785a1c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d015c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d015c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cYou sat up there, and God was right there with you.\u201d<\/p><ul><li>Evelyn GreenBlatt Howren, WASP 43-W-1<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b37824\" data-id=\"3b37824\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc842d2 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc842d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"839\" height=\"1108\" src=\"https:\/\/flyingfillies.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Evelyn_Greenblatt-WASP-1943-By-United-States-Army-Air-Forces.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1107\" 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