During her time serving in the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), Mary Helen Gosnell Chappell, WASP Class 44-6, ferried secrets. From top secret cargo, to scientists working on the development of the atomic bomb, to classified documents, Gosnell was frequently met by the FBI upon landing. Agents would escort passengers […]
Francie Meisner Park, WASP Class 44-10, was born in 1919 in Piper, Kansas. After the war broke out, Francie joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and learned to fly the PT-17, BT-13, PT-19, and the AT-6. During her service as a WASP, she was stationed at Goodfellow Army Air […]
Nadine Ramsey Class 43-W-5 overcame extraordinary challenges only to become an elite, trailblazing pilot. She was raised in Depression-era Kansas, and when she was 17, her father was arrested for spousal abuse. After her father’s death in jail, Ramsey dropped out of school to become a secretary to help support […]
WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO BE A WASP By Dottie Hines Mosher Class 44-W-6 JOURNEY TO JOIN-UP Late October, ’42. When Roddy, Bunny and I started flying we had little hope of qualifying for the two groups of women pilots then existing; the WAFS – Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, and […]
Nella start up engine It’s a great day after many long months of overhaul, but “Nella” is starting her engine again. if all goes well, you may see her doing a Flyover as part of the CAF Tribute Event on July 4th.
It’s a great day after many long months of overhaul, but “Nella” is starting her engine again. if all goes well, you may see her doing a Flyover as part of the CAF Tribute Event on July 4th. “Nella” starts her Engine
Surrounded by friends and family Kay took her Final flight May 20, 2020; she will be missed by the many that she touched in her lifetime. “There is always a way to make your dreams come true” She will be remembered for her contributions in training cadets and veterans […]
Shirley C. Kruse Class 44-W-6 “My time spent as a WASP was a never to be forgotten adventure, a great preparation for the wonderful experience of all that my life was to become.” – Shirley C. Kruse Shirley Kruse’s passion and interest in aviation began as a child. […]
Mary “Marty” Wyall Class 44-W-10 “We didn’t care so much about the pay or the recognition, We just wanted to help our country win the war.” – Marty Wyall By her own recollection, being a WASP was the best thing that happened to Marty Wyall. Wyall graduated from […]
Florence G. “Shutsy” Reynolds Class 44-W-5 Reynolds, though she does not fly anymore, is often awakened by dreams where she is back in the sky, at the controls of a military airplane, remembering the WASP motto, “We live in the wind and sand and our eyes are on the […]