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They were civil service employees and were used in non-combat roles. The flew in the US on training missions, towing gunnery targets and ferrying planes.

2006-07-06 05:51:13 · answer #1 · answered by Answer King 5 · 0 0

Some WASP delivered the B-25s & B-26s to forward bases. They say they never saw combat but some were jumped during the war.

2006-07-06 12:49:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I saw a special on them. They flew really large airplanes with manual controls overseas for delivery from plants in the US. Think the dangerous part was when the flew a damaged one home as a group to get another squadron. Then not allowed to fly war was over go home now.

2006-07-06 12:44:44 · answer #3 · answered by frankie59 4 · 0 0

Most were test pilots in the US but there were women who flew planes overseas to be used in combat.

2006-07-06 12:44:06 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. October 4 · 0 0

WASP flew strictly within the US. Most were couriers. But some were testpilots. None saw combat.

2006-07-06 12:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by Miss Red 4 · 0 0

It was the first opportunity for women to fight and they were aloud to fly overseas though most of them didn't get the chance because me nwere accepted first.

2006-07-06 12:54:34 · answer #6 · answered by twist 2 · 0 0

They were used world wide to ferry planes.

2006-07-06 12:51:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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