Ladies of Lockbourne: Women Airforce Service Pilots and the Mighty B-17 Flying Fortress

The article focuses on the Women's Airforce Service Plots (WASPs), trained to fly the B-17 bombers under the direction of the U.S. Army in Lockbourne, Ohio from 1942 to 1944. Topics mentioned include the secrecy of the training due to fear of failure with a woman pilot crashing a B-17, concerns over the mental stamina of these pilots to fly a B-17 given its size, and power, and the deactivation of the WASP due to militarization and questions about jobs for men.