Click to open image viewer. NASM-9A19521: Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) ferry pilot in the cockpit of a Bell P-63A Kingcobra; circa 1944. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information.

In the 1930s, with the black clouds of war gathering over the skies of Europe once more, the Soviet Union under Josef Stalin ...

In the 1930s, with the black clouds of war gathering over the skies of Europe once more, the Soviet Union under Josef Stalin pushed to demonstrate its technical prowess to the rest of the world, ...

She was a navigator with an all-female unit of Soviet aviators who attacked German troops at night, whooshing in wooden planes like witches on broomsticks. A contemporary ink portrait of Polina Gelman ...

"These pilots ferried aircraft, flew targets for ground artillery practice, tested airplanes and equipment, and many of them flew in combat. Topics covered include the training of female pilots, how ...