Fly Girls


60m 1999

Brief Synopsis

During World War II, more than a thousand women signed up to fly with the United States military. Wives, mothers, actresses and debutantes who joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) test-piloted aircraft, ferried planes and logged 60 million miles in the air. Thiry-eight women died in serv

Film Details

Also Known As
American Experience (05/24/99), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

During World War II, more than a thousand women signed up to fly with the United States military. Wives, mothers, actresses and debutantes who joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) test-piloted aircraft, ferried planes and logged 60 million miles in the air. Thiry-eight women died in service. But the opportunity to play a critical role in the war effort was abruptly canceled by politics and resentment.

Film Details

Also Known As
American Experience (05/24/99), The
Genre
Documentary
Historical
Release Date
1999

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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