KINGMAN – During WWII, more than 1,000 women served as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), freeing male pilots for combat roles at a critical time of the war. The WASP ferried planes from factories to embarkation points, performed engineer test flying of repaired aircraft, and did target towing for gunnery training. By the spring of 1944, every P-51 Mustang flown in combat had already been flown by a WASP.
Join Sounds of Kingman for the Our Time, Our History Series: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII, presented by Natalie J. Stewart-Smith. Stewart-Smith has been an educator for more than 25 years and has taught at all levels. As a former Army officer and historian, she is interested in women’s contributions to the military, particularly those who served as military aviators.
The presentation will be held at Mohave Museum on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 2 p.m. Admission is free, and sponsored in part by Mohave Museum, Kingman Airport Café, Sounds of Kingman and the Arizona Humanities.
