Air Race Classic Ready for Launch
This year marks the 47th year for the event that traces its roots to the 1929 Women’s Air Derby.
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Insights: Number of Female U.S. Pilots at All-Time High
The number of female airline transport pilots (ATPs) in the U.S. exceeded 5 percent in 2023, setting a new record.
Smithsonian Identifies First Women to Fly Combat Missions
Decades after flying their combat missions in near anonymity, the women agreed to be named in an article published in the museum’s ‘Air & Space Quarterly.’
![Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) Frances Green, Margaret (Peg) Kirchner, Ann Waldner and Blanche Osborn (left to right) leaving their B-17 Flying Fortresses, Pistol Packin' Mama, at the four engine school at Lockbourne AAF, Ohio. [Photo: U.S. Air Force]](https://flyingmag1.b-cdn.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/Group_of_Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_and_B-17_Flying_Fortress-1.jpg?resize=780,470&width=780&height=470)
Veterans History Project Collecting WASPs’ Heroic Stories
The Veterans History Project is reaching out to the remaining WASPs and their families and friends, asking that they share their experiences.
Abingdon Co. Launches Watch Series Honoring Female Aviators
The watchmaker is collaborating with the National WASP WWII Museum to pay tribute to the barrier-breaking female pilots.
Dual-Scholarship Opportunity Aims to ‘Diversify the Skies’
I Hart Flying Foundation and Girls Love to Fly are offering more than $18,000 in scholarships for flight training.
Air Race Classic Announces 2022 Route
The Air Race Classic board of directors on Tuesday announced the route for the 45th Air Race Classic, to be held June 21 to 24, 2022. Next year’s competition will begin in Lakeland, Florida (KLAL), and end at the Terre Haute Regional Airport (KHUF) in Terre Haute, Indiana. Along the way, racers will have to […]
