Women Military Aviators

Midland, Texas October 7 – 10, 2011 By Bee Haydu At this time in our lives for 28 WASP to attend the CAF Air Show was some kind of record. Col. Sharon Short arranged our activities, hotels, food, etc. Col. Sandra Opeka arranged for a military escort for each WASP. They came as volunteers from [...]

WASP Bee Haydu describes a recent trip to Hawaii sponsored by The Greatest Generation Foundation.

“…We taxied out, made a dramatic spiral take-off from the lake into the most beautiful morning sky imaginable….I have never been at a lack for words, but I was then…. ” Read about WASP Jean McCreery’s first seaplane flight!

Check out the link here from AOPA Online: ‘Gucci Girls’ fly Air Force tanker.  Details on an all-female KC-10 flight recently flown in the Middle East.    

VA officials create women veterans’ call center.

Article on Marines.com: Prowlers serve MAW for more than 30 years.

Dear WASP and Families online: On Saturday, JUNE 25, 2011, the Carmel of Port Tobacco will host a CELEBRATION OF LIFE for Sister Teresa, also known as WASP Anita Paul, 44-W-6. The celebration of her unique and extraordinary life and service to her country is open to the public and will begin at 10am. For [...]

On Thursday, March 31st we were invited to a special luncheon by the 99s. The luncheon was being catered in a large tent adjacent to the Sun N Fun Museum. We were all seated at many long tables. The caterer was starting to put out his special buffet. The weather forecast had been for heavy thunderstorms. Later it was revealed there were tornadoes embedded in the storms with winds 90 to 100 mph. Suddenly black clouds started rolling in with very high winds!

Uncontrollable variables, such as weather, location, time of day or aging response boats and aircraft, presents every Coast Guard search and rescue crew with unique challenges. But, few cases present the confluence of obstacles the aircrew of CG6022 faced when they launched from Andros Island, Bahamas, last month.

The Women Military Aviators, Inc. was formed by two groups of women pilots separated by 39 years of history. The first group entered history in 1942 because of the need for women pilots during World War II…the second group was initially comprised of women pilots in the military…