WASP Legacy Honored at Texas Event

Remembering the groundbreaking female pilots who shaped U.S. history in WWII.

Meg Godlewski

Friday, April 28, 2023 at 12:51 PM ET

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Three WASP at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. [Courtesy: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum]

Key Takeaways:

The WASP Homecoming, "Journey to the Stars," is scheduled for April 28-29 at the National WASP WWII Museum in Sweetwater, Texas.
The event aims to honor the original Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), recognize women who followed them into military flying, and celebrate 30 years of women in service.
Activities include displaying WWII-era aircraft, sharing WASP stories, a hangar dance, and ceremonies to remember and honor fallen WASP.
The WASP were pioneering civilian aviators in WWII, performing crucial non-combat roles, who later gained military status in 1977 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009.

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Not all homecoming celebrations happen in the fall. The weekend of April 28-29, the WASP Homecoming is being held at the National WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) World War II Museum, located in Sweetwater, Texas.

The event is billed as Journey to the Stars and is intended to honor the WASP and to recognize the women who followed them into military flying and celebrate 30 years of women flying in service to their country.