The Women of Avenger Fields

During WWII, more than 1,000 women left homes and jobs and became the first females pilots More

At the height of WWII, American male pilots were sent into combat duty, creating a severe shortage of pilots at home. Between 1942 and 1944, more than a thousand women left homes and jobs to become the first females in history to fly for the United States Military.

AIR DATE 10/17/17