Her fair skin allows her to pass for white, but the stress of this combined with the training proves difficult. Not only was the WASP a highly selective group that underwent rigorous training, but Ida Mae faces even more difficulty because she knows she can't sign up as a black woman. The WASP pilots transferred planes and equipment from assembly plants to military bases and often trailed targets in the air for anti-aircraft artillery practice. She learns about the Women Airforce Service Pilots - a civilian organization that served to fly airplanes under the military with the goal of freeing up qualified men to serve in combat. It is not surprising that Ida Mae feels caught between her family obligations and her love of flying. Her father who taught her to fly a small crop duster has passed away, and her brother has signed up to serve in World War II. Ida Mae Jones is a young African-American woman living with her family in Louisiana. Reserve a Meeting Room or Gallery Space.Volunteers in Tutoring Adult Learners (VITAL).Community Access Television Services (CATS).
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