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WASP eightieth homecoming at avenger field draws an admiring crowd.

New airport viewing area opens to the public.

Local exhibit honors legacy of American military’s first female pilots

One of the last surviving members of a legendary unit of female aircraft plotters who identified enemy targets in World War II has taken to the skies in a glider - aged 99.

For two years — from November 2005 to November 2007 — Lt.Col. Nicole Malachowski surprised audiences not just in the air, but especially when she stepped out of the cockpit of the fighter jet as the first woman to be accepted for a seat on the Air Force’s premier show team.

24 year old Muriel Lindstrom makes dead-stick land while training for the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

The AT-6 airplane, known as the “Texan,” was one of the most important aircraft trainers of all time. Used to train several hundred thousand pilots — both male and female — in 34 different countries over a period of 25 years, it remains a popular warbird aircraft used for airshow demonstrations and static displays.

An American Airlines pilot got diverted on 9/11, and her story has landed on Broadway.