The Few

Only a few women got to fly Lockheed’s P-38 Lightning in World War II. They were a small group of Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) assigned to Ferry Command of the Air Transport Command. They were experienced pilots before becoming ferry pilots, and it was their love of flying and spirit of adventure, plus being at the right place at the right time that made it possible for them to fly America’s best military planes in WWII.