donutboof t1_ixfydim wrote on November 23, 2022 at 3:37 AM

Reply to comment by deepaksn in WASP pilot Nancy Nesbit seated in the cockpit of an AT-6 Texan at Love Field in Dallas, 1944. Colorized. by ectheow3

The AT-6? Fun! BT-13? Yeah…. Not as much.

donutboof t1_ixfy9qz wrote on November 23, 2022 at 3:36 AM

Reply to comment by NoNoNotorious89 in WASP pilot Nancy Nesbit seated in the cockpit of an AT-6 Texan at Love Field in Dallas, 1944. Colorized. by ectheow3

I flew a tail that my grandmother flew in ‘44 last year. AMAZING. It belonged to CAF, which lost the B-17 Texas Raiders and its crew last week.

donutboof t1_ixfy1is wrote on November 23, 2022 at 3:34 AM

Reply to comment by Thaddeus206 in WASP pilot Nancy Nesbit seated in the cockpit of an AT-6 Texan at Love Field in Dallas, 1944. Colorized. by ectheow3

I think they went Pt-17, BT-13, AT-6, then twin engine if they went that route.

donutboof t1_ixfxx5q wrote on November 23, 2022 at 3:33 AM

Reply to comment by Equivalent_Alps_8321 in WASP pilot Nancy Nesbit seated in the cockpit of an AT-6 Texan at Love Field in Dallas, 1944. Colorized. by ectheow3

There were right around 1000 women who got their wings.

donutboof t1_ixfnloc wrote on November 23, 2022 at 2:07 AM

Reply to comment by breetome in WASP pilot Nancy Nesbit seated in the cockpit of an AT-6 Texan at Love Field in Dallas, 1944. Colorized. by ectheow3

I’m the grandson of a WASP, 44-w-7. In addition to ferrying pretty much everything in the inventory, they also trained pilots, towed targets, and did checkout flights on repaired aircraft. Last year, I actually had the chance to fly an AT-6 flown by my grandmother at Avenger Field!

As a kid, I went to many of their reunions. They were an incredible group of ladies, decades ahead of their time. Returning to civilian life was HARD for most after their wartime experiences. It was really incredible to see what so many did later in life, too.