Gwen “Clink” Linder of Port Charlotte, Fla. sitting on the wheel of her Stearman PT-19 open cockpit trainer at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas in 1944. This was the first plane she flew as a member of the Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASPs). Photo provided
She was one of the 1,074 Women Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) who flew military aircraft stateside in World War II. They replaced male pilots who were then sent into combat. Read the rest of this entry »
