Women Airforce Service Pilots, September 19, 2009, Santa Rosa, California [DVD]

Product Features

• Menu
• 96 Minutes

Product Description

Six Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) share their little-known experiences ferrying aircraft from the factories to the bases for the servicemen to fly during World War II. Moderated by Jeane Slone author of the historical novel, She Flew Bombers. While researching her book, Ms. Slone made contact with a number of female pilots from World War II, and this event is the culmination. The pilots spoke at the Santa Rosa Memorial Veteran's Memorial Building and shared their exciting adventures about tow-targeting and flying over 77 types of aircraft to over 134 bases. These brave test pilot women (34 died) will speak about how they served their country during these crucial war years and did not receive any military benefits until 1977. There were only 1,074 WASPs and there are presently only 300 alive. President Obama recently signed a bill to present congressional gold metals to the remaining WASPs. The WASPs that spoke at the event and on the DVD are: Nancy E. Crout, Florence E. Wheeler, Betty Deuser Budde, Alice-Jean Starr, Doris Wanty, and Adeline Ellison. The DVD is the unedited proceedings of the event and includes a menu. The DVD is 96 minutes long.

Product Details

• ASIN: B002RGX1CO