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 ...

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 ...

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new ...

The 5 female pilots and 130 male recruits who packed ... although she was the first American woman cleared to fly during World War II, before her country even joined the fight.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Pages dedicated to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II—who ferried aircraft domestically during wartime to free up male pilots for overseas combat—have been removed ...

The WASPs were female pilots who served vital roles during World War II, such as ferrying aircraft and towing targets. SWEETWATER — Even Fifi flew in for the 20 th anniversary of the National ...