This exhibit features an in depth look at the British ATA, the American WASP, and their roles in WW II aviation. The WASP was founded by Jackie Cochran and Nancy Harkness Love. Love first made the Women’s Auxiliary Ferry Squadron (WAFS) in 1942 and Cochran made the Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD). In July 1943, the two were joined to make the Women Air Force Service Pilots under the leadership of Jackie Cochran. The women who applied and were accepted to the WASP program trained for four months. There were 1,078 WASPs. The WASP was not officially part of the United States military. All WASP recorders were classified until 1977. At this time, President Carter gave the WASP full military status for their service. In 1984, all WASP members were awarded the World War II Victory Medal. On July 1, 2009, President Obama and the U.S. Congress awarded the WASP the Congressional Gold Medal. The Air Transport Auxiliary was a British World War II organization established to transfer new repaired and damaged warplanes between factories, from the US, to maintenance depots, and active airfields. During the war, the service delivered over 3,000 aircraft. Besides women, the ATA also included pilots who were of unsuitable age or fitness to be in the RAF. Fifteen ATA pilots lost their life during the war.