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WASPs Present by: Bruna Pellegrino
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Women Airforce Service Pilots *1,100 volunteers women pilots * military aircraft stateside *tested planes to be use in combat
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Nancy Love *Born in Houghton, Michigan *At 16 got her pilot’s license * 1937-38 test pilot *1942 went to D.C. and started flying *June 1943, she was commanding four squadrons
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Jacqueline Cochran *Born May 1906 in Florida * Pioneer in the American aviation * Most gifted racing pilot * Important to WAAC and WASP
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Nowadays National WASP WWII Museum located in Sweetwater, TX Inspiration for future generations
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Questions ●T or F- WASPs is for male pilots. ●T or F -the WASPs Museum is located in TN. ●T or F- Nacy love became commander of four squadrons in 1943.
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Bibliography http://www.distinctivewomenhawaii.org/images/2013/WASP-color-cover- 2013.jpg http://www.waspmuseum.org/uploads/cochrane-banner.jpg http://waspmuseum.org/jackie-cochran-biography/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacqueline_Cochran http://www.waspmuseum.org/uploads/nancy-love.jpg http://www.google.com/search?q=wasps+wwii+definition&oq=wasps+wwii+defi nition&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.7355j0j4&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=122&ie=UTF- 8&gws_rd=ssl http://www.waspmuseum.org/uploads/stearman.jpg
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