Smithsonian Voices

From the Smithsonian Museums

Mike Hankins

curator of U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps post-World War II aviation at the National Air and Space Museum

These Groundbreaking Pilots Made History 30 Years Ago as the First American Women to Fly Combat Missions

Launching from the deck of the USS Eisenhower, these women showed that being a good aviator has nothing to do with gender