During WWII, the U S Air Force recruited female licensed commercial pilots to fly cargo. Their missions were described as "short of combat." Male pilots were hesitant to fly the B-29. The Air Force brought in women pilots and trained them in two days to fly the large, complicated B-29. The male pilots are reported to have been "shamed" . Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas was a major training field for WWII WASPs. There were bases in many states in the USA. These women pilots were stations at air bases in Texas.
Twenty-eight experienced women pilots were recruited initially, in 1942. Between November 1942 and December 1944, an additional 1,074 women were recruited and trained to fly. Initially they were trained in Houston; then the training field was move to Sweetwater,, Texas. The women pilots flew every aircraft in the US aviation inventory. In subsequent posts I will list pilots stationed in other states.
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