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The CTPT was established
The CTPT was established by the governement, which allowed women from all regions and professions to serve as airforce pilots in WWII -
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Fly Girls
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Cochran's awards
Cochran broke two international speed records in flying. She also won the Minneapolis Air Classic Award as the outstanding woman pilot. She established a woman’s national altitude record and broke the international open-class speed record -
Jackie and Eleanor
Jaqueline Cochran speaks to Eleanor Roosevelt, urging her to consider allowing women to occupy a branch of the Army Air Forces in WWII -
British women aviators
The British were using women as aviators long before America was, and they proved to America that women were more than willing and able to serve in the military -
CTPT popularity
by october of 1941, there were 1,132 educational institutions and 1,460 flight schools were participating in the CPTP -
WFTD
Under Kackie Cochran, the Women's Flying Training Detachment was approved, which was a 23-week training program for women who wanted to join the U.S. airforce -
Cornelia Fort dies
Cornelia Fort becomes the first woman aviator pilot to die on duty, when another plane hit her plane's wing -
Women Airforce Service Pilots
WASP ended up numbering 1,074, each freeing one male pilot for other combat service and duties. Though over 25,000 women applied to become part of WASP, only 1,074 women were accepted -
WASP disbandment
in October of 1941, Directors Jackie Cochran and General Hap Arnold announce that WASP is to disband in December of 1941, mainly because their service was no longer needed, and they were new men available to take over the Airforce jobs -
WASP officially disbanded
WASP program is terminated -
Veteran's recognition
The senate decides to allow the women that were apart of WASP veteran's recognition for having serve in the U.S. army during WWII -
First honorable discharge
This is the first time that the Airforce issues an honorable discharge for women serving in WW2
