American WASP pilots (Women Airforce Service Pilots) against the background of their B-17 bomber named Pistol Packin ‘Mama. In the hands of WASP pilots – their parachutes.
These girls are cadets of WASP air school in Lockbourne, Ohio, where they are trained for the service of sending B-17 to the USSR under the Lend-Lease Act. From left to right: Frances Green, Margaret (Peg) Kirchner, Ann Waldner and Blanche Osborn.
Location: Ohio, United States
Date: 1944
Sources of information about the WASP pilots:
1. www.npr.org
2. en.wikipedia.org
3. collections.si.edu