WASPs of Avenger Field
Come and Take It
English - April 25, 2016 05:00 - 21 minutes - 24.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 144 ratingsSociety & Culture History texas texas history history alamo sam houston santa anna jim bowie san jacinto culture history podcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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From 1942 to 1944, Texas was home to one of the most remarkable programs in the history of the Second World War. Hundreds of young women from all walks of life were trained in airfields in Houston and West Texas to become the first women to fly military aircraft in American history, as the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs).