WASP in the Spotlight: Kin of WASP

PANEL DETAILS Saturday, April 26, 20251:10 – 2:10 PM Moderator: Mo Barrett Located In Hangar 1 FEATURING Family Members Representing: Ruth Franckling Reynolds: 44-W-6 Dorothy Bancroft Hammett: 44-W-5 Florence Niemiec […]
Beth Powell
Captain Beth Powell is a trailblazer in aviation, becoming the second Black female captain at American Eagle Airlines and the first Black female pilot manager at American Airlines. With a […]
Susan Ankeny
Susan Tate Ankeny is the author of nonfiction WWII history books including American Flygirl and The Girl and the Bombardier. A former educator, she is a member of the Oregon Chapter of the 8th […]
Lt Col Olga Custodio, USAF (Ret)
ABOUT Olga E. Custodio is a Retired Captain from American Airlines with over 11,000 hours of flight time has flown the Boeing 727, Fokker 100, Boeing 757, and Boeing 767 […]
Women Military Aviators (WMA) – Panel
Photo from: Colonel Marcelyn Atwood, USAF (Ret) PANEL DETAILS Saturday, April 27, 2024 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM “WASP Legacy: Modern Women Military Aviators!” The WASPs were the women pioneers […]
Erin Miller – Author & Speaker
Erin Miller is the proud granddaughter of Elaine Danforth Harmon, a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during WWII. Her grandmother’s last request was to be laid to […]
Michelle “Mo” Barrett – MC, Author, & Podcaster
Whether in Air Force cockpits, combat bare-base environments, barbershop quartets, or parental caregiving, Mo Barrett is a Catalytic Comedian, using humor to change the way you laugh, learn and think. […]
Margaret DiBenedetto – Author
Margaret DiBenedetto is the daughter of WASP Ruth Franckling Reynolds (43-W-2). She grew up exploring the fields, streams, and forests of her family’s farm in the Catskill Mountains of New […]