“A pilot of the U.S. Women’s Air Force Service at Avenger Field, Texas, in 1943” by Peter Stackpole (via LIFE)
Russian ballet class during WWII. Even in the rubble and ash of war, there is still room for art. 1940s
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“ Peter Stackpole. Female pilot of the US Women’s Air Force Service posed with her leg up on the wing of an airplane. 1940s
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Peter Stackpole. Female pilot of the US Women’s Air Force Service posed with her leg up on the wing of an airplane. 1940s
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Shirley Slade, WWII WASP pilot of B-26 and B-39.
In 1942, the United States was faced with a severe shortage of pilots, so an experimental program to replace males with female pilots was created. The group of female pilots was called the Women Airforce Service Pilots — WASP for short. Shirley Slade was one of about 1,100 chosen. She was trained to fly the B-26 and B-39, and that got her put on the cover of Life magazine in 1943 at about 23 years old.
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