. >> even the commanding general henry happen arnold carryingening nod women pilots were a success. >f there ever was a doubt, in anyone's mind, that women with can become skillful pilots, the wasped have disspelled that doubt. >> graduation daymeins they are grown up. >> the army air core became so eager it arranged the ever this cover story in life magazine. now the wasps were glamorized as fly girls. on the cover is a young girl wearing braiding looking young and innocent, sitting on the wing of the plane, and it inspires the people of the country to we are really in this war now. >> but their work was hardly glamorous. the wasps tested all kind f of fighters and bombers. they ferried planes across the country, and they towed targets so the male fighter pilots could practice with live ammunition. >> that is one of the most dangerous missions. these are young people being trained to shoot antiaircraft guns. they weren't always that accurate. sometimes they hit the plane rather than the target. 38 died in the line of duty. >> when a wasp died flying did she get military honors in. >>