Oct. 21, 2024

WASP during WWII

During WWII, Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) were civilian female pilots who flew non-combat missions, such as ferrying aircraft, towing targets for gunnery training, and transporting cargo. Their efforts freed up male pilots for combat roles, demonstrating courage and skill while challenging gender norms in military aviation.

Pictured is Elizabeth "Libby" Gardner in a Martin B-26 Marauder. After WWII she became a commercial pilot with Piper Aircraft. As a test pilot of an aircraft parachute, she had to bail out on two occasions as the parachute became tangled with the aircraft. On the second event, she managed to get out of the plane and open her parachute just 500 feet from the ground.

Born on Rockford, IL on Jul. 24, 1921, she passed away on Dec. 22, 2011 at the age of 90.

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