EAA Osh Kosh 22-26 July 2019
The 2019 Female Air Race Classic Starts this Tuesday!
The Air Race Classic 2019- an all female flying race set across the United States starts this Tuesday, 18 June in Jackson, MS and ends 21 June in Welland, ON (Canada). The challenge is to cross 2500 miles in less than 4 days in a an unmodified, "normally aspirated, piston powered utility airplane". Pilots Tiffany …
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D-Day Tribute to the WASPs
On this, the 75th Anniversary of D-Day, Milieux Project would like to remember the women that composed the original FlyGirls: The Women's Auxiliary Service Pilots who were critical to the Allied Air Operation over the largest amphibious assault in history. Established in 1942 and disbanded 2 and a half years later - these brave and …
“I flew upside down with my mom”
It's exciting to read about mother pilots who are sharing their passion for flying with their children and how their stories are increasing. From Instagram to the local news- stories keep popping up about women flying with their children. Take for example the mother, Laura Stants, who flew her daughter to OshKosh in 2016. As …
Legends in Flight Airshow Experience
2019 Preflight Scholarship
We are searching for the right girl to give a $1000 scholarship to attend Preflight Aviation Camp in San Marcos, TX this summer! To apply, simply follow us here and on Instagram and then type #changethemilieux and @preflightcamp in the comments. Good luck!
WASP Homecoming events
For those following Milieux's previous post, attached is the agenda! #WASP #aviatrix #avenger #aviation
WASP Homecoming 25 May 2019
The Nightwitch Bombers-delivering fear in the night
If you haven't read about Marina Raskova and the NightWitches- you are missing out on some amazing history. Deployed out of need in WWII, the Soviet Union commissioned Maj Raskova to find 400 women to fill out their fighter and night bombing squadrons- including the 588th pictured above. They fit the women into any uniforms …
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Congress Funds Aviation Scholarships for Youth
The Air Force Times reports on April 2, 2019 "Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, and Doug Jones, D-Alabama, this week introduced the Ceiling and Visibility Unlimited Act, which aims to make it easier for all branches of the military to create scholarships for JROTC members to get their private pilot’s licenses." "Ceiling and Visibility unlimited" or "CAVU" …
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