‘P’ is for Pursuit | The WASP who ferried the hottest fighters of the day by Julia Lauria-Blum
From the early to the middle of the 20th century, the name ‘Pursuit’, or the letter ‘P’, was primarily used by the U.S. Army Air Service – later called the […]
Aline ‘Pat’ Rhonie | Pilot, Artist, WAFS Original by Julia Lauria-Blum
Aline ‘Pat’ Rhonie was a pioneering pilot who learned to fly in 1930 in Reno, Nevada and on Long Island at Roosevelt Field during the ‘Golden Age of Aviation’. By […]
Nancy Harkness Love: Fighting for Equality in the Skies by Heather B. Moore
Author of Lady Flyer: The Extraordinary True Story of WWII Aviator Nancy Harkness Love Following World War 1, a plethora of trained pilots returned to American soil. Jobs such as […]
1943: The First Women Who Flew Naval Aircraft | Hellcats & TBM Avengers by Julia Lauria-Blum
To the layman it comes as something of a shock to think of women as test pilots at the controls of some of our speediest combat planes, putting through their […]
A.J. May Starr 43-W-4 | From the Women Flyers of America to the WASP by Julia Lauria-Blum
Alice Jean May Starr, more familiarly known as A.J. Starr, first became interested in aviation as a young child when Charles Lindbergh soloed across the Atlantic in 1927, as did […]
The Summer 2024 Newsletter is here!
Happy Summer! Keep updated with the latest news, articles, and events at the WASP WWII Museum by reading our monthly newsletters. Subscribe to our mailing list to get exclusive WASP […]
Trainers & Heavy Bombers | The WASP & the T-6 ‘Texan’, B-17 Flying Fortress, and B-29 Superfortress by Julia Lauria-Blum
On December 7, 1944, the Commanding General of the USAAF, Henry ‘Hap’ Arnold, addressed Class 44-W-10, the very last graduating class of WASP. During the course of his address General […]
An Extraordinary Day in March | A WASP Congressional Gold Medal by Julia Lauria-Blum
On an extraordinary day in March of 2010, I stood before the steps of the U.S. Capitol, admiring the majestic beauty of its immediately familiar white dome rising over 285 […]
A Day in the Life | From Houston to Avenger Field by Julia Lauria-Blum
In November 1942 the very first class of the WFTD (Women’s Flying Training Detachment) Class 43-W-1, arrived in Houston where they trained at Houston Municipal Airport (briefly called Howard Hughes […]
Wings Over Cowtown Airshow
Come see us at Wings Over Cowtown Airshow presented by Pecan Plantation, CornerStone Staffing, & Caterpillar on April 13 – 14, 2024. We will have our UC-78, BT-13, and AT-6 […]
