WASP Squadron

Connecticut, we're headed your way! ✈

Nella the AT-6 will be at the Connecticut Air & Space Center June 5–7 for a weekend of warbirds, aviation history, and unforgettable flight experiences.

Ready to fly? Get event details and reserve your ride at: https://www.ctairandspace.org/events/warbirdweekend

See you this weekend!

Nella the AT-6 is on the East Coast! ✈️

Experience the sights, sounds and history of this iconic WWII aircraft. Don’t miss your opportunity to:

• Get up close
• Tour the cockpit
• Talk with the crews
• Learn about the pioneering Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) that flew Nella
• Inspire the next generation
• See the planes fly
• Book a ride!

Tour dates and info here: https://www.airpowersquadron.org/tour-schedule

See you there!

📸 Pring Photography

Memorial Day is almost here. 🇺🇸 Each year, we are touched by the photos we receive from people across the country from those who take time out of their holiday weekend to honor the gravesites of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP).

There may be a WASP gravesite near you waiting to be honored. A database, including Google Maps locations, can be found here: https://www.wai-crc.com/honor-the-wasp

Thanks to Women in Aviation International and WASP Squadron member Valerie Scott for developing this program honoring WASP who have passed away.

If you’d like, share your photos with us. Send them here on Facebook, or email WASPSquadron[at]att.net

Another meaningful way to honor those who served is by learning about their lives and stories. The Air Power History Tour is in Elm City, NC through Monday — come see us: airpowersquadron.org/tour-schedule

WASP SPOTLIGHT: Virginia Dulaney Campbell, 44-W-2 ✈️

Born in Ohio in 1922, Virginia Dulaney Campbell learned to fly in a WWI Waco before joining the WASP in 1943. After graduating from Avenger Field in 1944, she was assigned to several Army airfields, where she tested recently repaired aircraft and later flew B-26s and B-17s while towing aerial gunnery targets.

Known for her sharp wit and determination, Virginia once landed after a training flight only to have a student gunner ask what the “white flag” was trailing behind her airplane. It turned out he had been shooting at her B-26 instead of the target sleeve.

After the war, Virginia continued flying and became an accomplished glider pilot in Europe, setting multiple world records in distance and altitude.

Read her full oral history transcript here: https://twudigital.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p214coll2/id/4811/rec/

Information and photos courtesy of the Texas Woman’s University WASP Official Archive.