1. by Marta Black
Women Military Pilots:From the WASPS to the Dudettes

2. In World War 2, the Womens Air force Service Pilots -- the WASPs became the 1st American women to fly military airplanes for the U.S.
3. Webquest Resources
History Channel Video: Alberta Kinney and the WASPs
http://www.history.com/shows/wwii-in-hd/videos/women-in-the-cockpit#women-in-the-cockpit
Video of former WASPS talking about their work and lives
http://entertainment.webshots.com/video/3076665880026766405fLmInF
Biography of Alberta Kinney
http://waspfinalflight.blogspot.com/2009/08/wasp-alberta-paskvan-kinney-44-w-7-july.html
4. Alberta Kinney was a Croatian immigrant. She learned English, learned to fly, and became a WASP.
5. Based on these photos of Alberta
6. how do you think she felt about her job as a WASP?
7. Alberta Kinney in the cockpit
8. The WASPS were forgotten after WWII. Today, however, women are slowly becoming accepted as full-fledged fighter pilots.
9. Women Make Military History
On March 30, 2011,4 female officers planned andflew the first all female combat mission over Afghanistan.
They were:
Major Tracy Schmidt
Captain Leigh Larkin
Major Christine Mau
And Captain Jennifer Martan
10. The History MakingStrike Eagles of Dudette:
New York Post, 4/10/2011:
The Strike Eagles of Dudette fly the first womens air combat mission in Afghanistan, March 30, 2011.
http://entertainment.webshots.com/video/3076665880026766405fLmInF
Video from ABC and the Daily News of the Dudettes:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1373179/All-female-U-S-flight-squadron-make-history-launching-air-mission-Afghanistan.htmlhttp://abcnews.go.com/US/dudette-07-female-air-force-combat-team-makes/story?id=13301058
11. They are known asThe Strike Eagles of Dudette.
12. The Dudettes prepare their plane for takeoff.
13. Lieutenant Jeannie Flynn: the first female to fly a F15-E in U.S.A.F. history.