#31: Fly Girls by Radio Diaries published on 2015-03-19T19:50:01Z In the early 1940s, the US Airforce faced a dilemma. Thousands of new airplanes were coming off assembly lines and needed to be delivered to military bases nationwide, yet most of America’s pilots were overseas fighting the war. To solve the problem, the government launched an experimental program to train women pilots. They were known as the WASPs, the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Genre wasps Comment by Victoria very brave 2016-11-29T15:32:06Z Comment by Zoe Nightingale This is just the best. Wonderfully done. Incredible woman. Gave me chills all over my body. 2016-09-19T12:01:28Z Comment by shrutunes This is the best podcast i've heard in a long time! 2015-07-10T10:43:33Z