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Element:Lightning/Jackie Cochran By Women Fly Printed on a deep purple, 100% cotton t-shirt, a quote the woman that holds the most aviation records of any pilot 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...

Element:Water/Beryl Markham By Women Fly Printed on a bright aqua, 100% cotton t-shirt, a quote from the first pilot to cross the Atlantic from east to west. As a young girl, Beryl Markham was moved from her English birthplace to Kenya, a country that would become her true homeland. She became the first woman in Africa to earn a pilots license. Accompanied only by her compass, Beryl flew countless rescue missions over dangerous, uncharted territory. In 1936, she became the first pilot to make...

Nancy Harkness Love/Cockpit By Women FlyExecutive Commander of the WASP during WWIISquadron Commander of the Women's Auxiliary Ferry Service (WAFS), Nancy Harkness Love proposed employing 28 well qualified women pilots for non-combat flying missions. In 1943, the WAFS merged with the Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) to form the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Nancy was appointed Executive Commander.Bella, slim fit v-neck t-shirt. Made from high quality cotton from a trusted brand. Runs...

Nancy Harkness Love/Propeller By Women FlyExecutive Commander of the WASP during WWIISquadron Commander of the Women's Auxiliary Ferry Service (WAFS), Nancy Harkness Love proposed employing 28 well qualified women pilots for non-combat flying missions. In 1943, the WAFS merged with the Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) to form the Women Airforce Service Pilots. Nancy was appointed Executive Commander.Material100% cottonPrints on Gildan Ultra Cotton Ladies' T-Shirt ...

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,...

It's Not My Boyfriend's Airplane T-Shirt By Women FlyMaterial100% cottonPrints on Gildan Ultra Cotton Ladies' T-Shirt

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...

Pilot Nutrition Facts By Women FlyThe womens T-Shirts tend to have a fitted cut. If you like a roomier T-Shirt consider ordering one size larger.

Ready to Fly: WASP By Women FlyRomantic design honoring the WASPDuring 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 from all...

The Right Stuff By Women Fly1973 marked the year that the armed forces began earnestly recruiting women for their new all-volunteer army, but it wasn't until 1976 that women were allowed to begin pilot training. By 1983, a mere 6 years later, women military pilots were flying reconnaissance and refueling missions, served as test pilots, were carrier qualified and were even instructor pilots. Despite the ban on women serving in combat, which was not lifted until 1993, the five women pictured in...

The Right Stuff By Women Fly1973 marked the year that the armed forces began earnestly recruiting women for their new all-volunteer army, but it wasn't until 1976 that women were allowed to begin pilot training. By 1983, a mere 6 years later, women military pilots were flying reconnaissance and refueling missions, served as test pilots, were carrier qualified and were even instructor pilots. Despite the ban on women serving in combat, which was not lifted until 1993, the five women pictured in...

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...