In “Spitfires” by Becky Aikman, the saga of wartime American women pilots comes vividly to life.

Banned from flying in the U.S., these 25 American women headed to Britain to help ferry military aircraft—and fascinated the public with their free-wheeling lives. The women Of Air Transport ...

honors and military status — and often dealt with discrimination and sexism — the Women Airforce Service Pilots played a pivotal role during World War II, an experienced pilot contends.

Jackie Moggridge was the 15th woman to join the ATA Jackie Moggridge was 18 when she arrived in England with dreams of becoming an airline pilot. In 1938 there were no aeronautical colleges in ...

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII ... even pilots with injuries or from other countries, or even women to transport ...

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII ... even pilots with injuries or from other countries, or even women to transport ...

Queen Elizabeth was a military truck driver during World War II, while "Golden Girl" Bea Arthur was a staff sergeant for the Marines.

Looking back in history to World War II, the Women Airforce Service Pilots were superheroes of aviation. They were the first ...

The National Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) WWII Museum, located in Sweetwater, commemorates the trailblazing women who broke barriers in a male-dominated field. RELATED | Sweetwater WASP ...

Jackie Moggridge was 18 when she arrived in England with dreams of becoming an airline pilot. In 1938 there were no aeronautical colleges in South Africa so she came to Witney, Oxfordshire, where ...