WASP Women Air Service Pilots - Female Aviators in WWII

In the 1940s, women took to the skies as Women Air Service Pilots, better known as WASPs. These female pilots of World War 2 flew ferrying and target missions in the United States to free up male pilots for combat on the front.

[@yiacope5503]

1:57 so tenically these girls were the first avengers

[@robwerth]

Does anyone know what the jacket patch shown at 2:45 represents?

[@HistoryCurator]

It's an air transport patch similar to this one: amcmuseum.org/collections/air-transport-command-patch/

[@robwerth]

@@HistoryCurator Thanks. I have one of my fathers’ flight jackets from the war and it also has the patch. In fact, later in the war, after several years as a flight instructor, he was sent to the ATC. So this makes sense

[@HistoryCurator]

@@robwerth Very cool!

[@avinath1]

@@HistoryCurator Will you upload more?

[@HistoryCurator]

@@avinath1 I hope to in the coming months! I have a few more videos planned.