But there is vocal and active opposition by civilian male flight instructors, who are losing their jobs as the USAAF reduces flight training programs under the assumption that the war is going well. John Costello of California proposes a bill to incorporate the WASP into the USAAF, making the women full members of the military.
Only 1,830 are accepted for training 1,074 earn their hard-won silver pilot's wings. A cover article on female pilots in Life magazine captures the imagination of women across the nation. The WAFS and the WFTD consolidate into one women's flying group, the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP, headed by Jacqueline Cochran - who will later be the first woman to break the sound barrier. Because they are technically civilians, these women are not entitled to a flag on their coffin. She is the first of 38 female pilots who die flying for their country during WWII. They receive the same flight and ground training as male cadets. Also, famed aviator Jacqueline Cochran recruits less experienced women for the Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD).
The Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, or WAFS, help alleviate a shortage of male pilots. Army Air Forces uses 28 experienced female pilots to help ferry planes stateside during World War II. The Picture Show A Contraband Camera: Photos Of World War II WASP
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