W.A.S.P.S. Women Airforce Service Pilots

W.A.S.P.S. Women Airforce Service Pilots Air Force Now Stills of personalities of the time. Stills women doing mens jobs for war effort. Still Time Life cover showing woman ferry pilot. 10:24:19 Jackie Jacqueline Cochrane signing autographs for women pilots. At podium w/ mlitary VIPs, speaking (MOS) to women pilots. 10:24:40 Betty Williams - wartime ferry pilot talks. Geri Olinger relives memories of training, 10:25:03 Wartime - Recruits arrive at contract school at Houston airport. Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, only female airbase in history. Single engined mono-planes warming up on field. 10:25:16 Wartime pilot reminiscing. 10:25:44 1942 - Women undergo training - callisthenics - learning about engines. Women putting on parachutes & into aircraft. 10:26:15 1970’s Ex-wartime pilot at controls of her Super Cub private plane, says only men fly planes overseas. Interview intercut w/ wartime footage of aircraft taking off & in flight. Other women tell of wartime experiences. 10:28:03 Bomber taking off piloted by woman. 20Dec44 WASPS deactivated - passing out parade. Fighter in flight. Stills wartime pilots. Gender Roles; WWII Homefront;