Eileen Bjorkman
@aviationhistgal.bsky.social
I tell veterans' stories. Retired USAF. Freelance writer on aviation history topics and author of "The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat." https://eileenbjorkman.com/ Please help me tell your stories!
She was stationed at Wright Field and one day they brought the XP-59 there for all the pilots to fly it, so she h he it to fly it too. Here’s her book: www.amazon.com/WASP-Among-E...
A WASP Among Eagles: A Woman Military Test Pilot in World War II
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March 5, 2025 at 7:13 AM
She was stationed at Wright Field and one day they brought the XP-59 there for all the pilots to fly it, so she h he it to fly it too. Here’s her book: www.amazon.com/WASP-Among-E...
Ugh. And especially appalling because cadets have few opportunities to socialize off campus so these groups are essentially shut down.
February 5, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Ugh. And especially appalling because cadets have few opportunities to socialize off campus so these groups are essentially shut down.
Appalling. What’s next? Take a sledgehammer to the Vietnam Memorial?
February 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Appalling. What’s next? Take a sledgehammer to the Vietnam Memorial?
Exactly this! Anyone who doesn’t fit their mold of an “American” will be at risk. Speaking as a veteran myself, I find it reprehensible that a fellow veteran was harassed.
January 24, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Exactly this! Anyone who doesn’t fit their mold of an “American” will be at risk. Speaking as a veteran myself, I find it reprehensible that a fellow veteran was harassed.
When I was going through OTS I had to give a briefing about the Tweet. Of course research in 1980 was a lot harder than it is these days, but I fell in love with the Tweet and I’ve never forgotten that briefing! As an FTE, I got two T-37 flights & a lot more A-37 flights (sports car version).
January 23, 2025 at 11:16 PM
When I was going through OTS I had to give a briefing about the Tweet. Of course research in 1980 was a lot harder than it is these days, but I fell in love with the Tweet and I’ve never forgotten that briefing! As an FTE, I got two T-37 flights & a lot more A-37 flights (sports car version).
Agree. I sat on/oversaw hiring of 100s of civilians in DOD/DAF & I had no idea what someone’s religion was. Factors such as gender or ethnicity were never a part of the hiring decision except in a handful of cases 30 years ago when my organization was following a court-ordered lawsuit settlement.
January 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Agree. I sat on/oversaw hiring of 100s of civilians in DOD/DAF & I had no idea what someone’s religion was. Factors such as gender or ethnicity were never a part of the hiring decision except in a handful of cases 30 years ago when my organization was following a court-ordered lawsuit settlement.