Celebrating Women in Aviation

Above ALL Women FlyItem # TS-WFAA This WASP leans out the window in a wave to her ground crew from her bomber. During WWII, the women of the WASP flew every type of military aircraft, including the B-29 bomber Enola. During WWII, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) was formed to help with non-combat piloting missions. Of the 25,000 applicants to the program, 1,830 were accepted and 1,074 graduated. The WASP, based out of Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, were a civilian unit charged...

Above All - WASP By Women FlyT-shirt honoring the legendary WASP pilots.During WWII, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) was formed to help with non-combat piloting missions. The selection process was rigorous and included personal interviews with Cochran or one of her representatives. Of the 25,000 applicants to the program, 1,830 were accepted and 1,074 graduated. The WASP, based out of Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, were a civilian unit charged with transporting military aircraft...

Amelia Earhart Courage By Women FlyA classic t-shirt celebrating the most reknowned woman pilot in aviation history The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic; the first person to solo across the Pacific from Honolulu to Oakland; the first person to solo from Burbank to Mexico City; speed records, altitude records, innumerable honors, degrees and accolades...It's difficult to think about Amelia Earhart outside of aviation. However, this world renown pilot was also an accomplished writer,...

Amelia Earhart Courage-youth By Women FlyA classic t-shirt celebrating the most reknowned woman pilot in aviation history The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic; the first person to solo across the Pacific from Honolulu to Oakland; the first person to solo from Burbank to Mexico City; speed records, altitude records, innumerable honors, degrees and accolades...It's difficult to think about Amelia Earhart outside of aviation. However, this world renown pilot was also an accomplished...

Amelia Earhart Daisy-Youth Sizes By Women FlyOne of our most popular designs, celebrating the most reknowned woman pilot in aviation historyThe first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic; the first person to solo across the Pacific from Honolulu to Oakland; the first person to solo from Burbank to Mexico City; speed records, altitude records, innumerable honors, degrees and accolades...It's difficult to think about Amelia Earhart outside of aviation. However, this world renown pilot was also...

Amelia Earhart: Dream (T-Shirt) by Women FlyItem Number: TS-WFAEDThis design prints on, ladies styled scoop neck t-shirt. Chose light blue or white t-shirt below. Celebrate the amazing life of Amelia Earhart. The first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic; the first person to solo across the Pacific from Honolulu to Oakland; the first person to solo from Burbank to Mexico City; speed records, altitude records, innumerable honors, degrees and accolades...It's difficult to think about Amelia...

Bessie Coleman By Women Fly America's first licensed African American pilot. Racism and sexism were a sign of the times, but "Queen Bess" had her sights set far above the pit of prejudice. Denied access to flight instruction in America, Bessie became fluent in French and, in 1921, crossed the ocean to realize her dream. As the first African American to earn a pilot's license, she defied injustice and won. In 1995, Bessie became the eighteenth honoree in the US Postal Service's Black Heritage...

Bessie Coleman Youth By Women FlyAmerica's first licensed African American pilot.Racism and sexism were a sign of the times, but "Queen Bess" had her sights set far above the pit of prejudice. Denied access to flight instruction in America, Bessie became fluent in French and, in 1921, crossed the ocean to realize her dream. As the first African American to earn a pilot's license, she defied injustice and won. In 1995, Bessie became the eighteenth honoree in the US Postal Service's Black...

Betty Skelton By Women FlyThe First Lady of Aerobatics, she flew "Little Stinker" after WWIIBetty won the International Feminine Aerobatic Championships in 1948-1950 in the revolutionary new Pitts Special biplane while still in her 20's. She learned to fly early, soloing at age 12, and perfected her airshow flying through determination, courage and perfectionism. Her spunky style drew the admiration of airshow crowds from coast to coast. She flew numerous airplanes for speed records, including...

Faye Gillis WellsTS-WFFAYEIn 1929, as a 20-year-old student pilot, Fay Gillis Wells became one of the first women to parachute out of a plane when the biplane she was flying broke apart. That courage to take the big leap would characterize both of Wells' careers as a pioneering aviatrix and a foreign correspondent. The legendary Glenn Curtiss hired her to ferry and demonstrate his early planes, becoming the first woman to be employed in such a job. During that time Fay met other women...

Florence "Pancho" Barnes By Women FlyOne of aviation's most colorful characters."Pancho" Lowe Barnes was born in 1901 to a wealthy California family. She began flying in 1928 and spent the next ten years setting speed records, competing in races, stunt flying for movie moguls and organizing the stunt pilots’ labor union. Pancho nearly exhausted the family fortune by 1933, so she sold off her remaining property and bought 80 acres of land in the desert — next to what is now Edwards Air Force...

Jackie Cochran By Women FlyHolder of more aviation records than any person in history.Jackie Cochran grew up in extreme poverty in the Florida panhandle. But Jackie was a survivor and took an opportunity to apprentice with a beautician to escape the South. With only a second-grade education, Jackie opened her first beauty and cosmetics shop. The Depression was in full swing and she realized she needed an edge on her competition, so In 1932, at the suggestion of her future husband, Floyd Odlum,...