Final Report on Women Pilot Program

CONFIDENTIAL ADDRESS REPLY TO HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY AIR FORCES WAR DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, D. C. WAR DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY AIR FORCES WASHINGTON 1 June 1945 3 SUBJECT: WASP Report TO: Commanding General, Army Air Forces 1. You may think it advisable to release the attached report for publication. There was widespread interest in the WASP program and this report shows an excellent result, both in the experimental and use features - the record of the women closely paralleled that of the men in rate of elimination, rate of accidents, rate of fatal accidents, hours flown per month, diversity of work, etc., and the report deals with many previously unknown things about women concerning stamina, endurance, resistance to fatigue, etc. Also, the report tells the factual mistakes in the Ramspeck Committee report and the reasons why militarization failed. 2. If you decide not to release for general publication, I think the report in any event should be removed from the confidential list so that it can be sent, among others, to the following: as The CAA, who will have use for the data in carrying out its jurisdiction over civilian women pilots in the future; b. Each WASP, who should have the results of the organ- ization in which she participated; Co Schools that are giving courses in aeronautics open to women, some of which have already stated credits will be given for the course at Sweetwater; de The American Medical Association, because of the medical features of the report as bearing on women generally; es People who are writing books, either specifically con- cerning WASP or generally concerning women in the war effort, and have written in for background and factual material concern- ing the WASP. FORVICTORY JACQUELINE COCHRAN BUY UNITED STATES SAVINOS DECLASSIFIED BONDS AND Incl EO 12065, sec. 3-402 STAMPS report Authority DOD Directive 5200.30 CONFIDENTIAL Sept 9,1481 By DJH/TB NLE DATE 6/22/82