1942 - Wartime head of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).
Airplane Pilot
About This Innovation
* Cochran suggested in 1939 to use women pilots in non-combat missions * To generate publicity for the idea of women piloting military aircraft she a bomber to Great Britain * Beginnings of WASP, a civilian women pilots' organization * Members of WASP became trained pilots who tested aircraft, ferried aircraft, and trained other pilots * Purpose was to free male pilots for combat roles during World War II.
Key Information
Category:
Airplane Pilot
Completion Status:
done
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