Celebrated historian and author Dr. Katherine Landdeck will deliver a Memorial Day presentation about the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II, based upon her new book, The Women with Silver Wings.
Katherine will give special recognition to the women who were killed in the line of duty while serving in the WASP ranks. Katherine Landdeck has received numerous awards for her work on the WASP and has appeared as an expert on NPR’s Morning Edition, PBS, and the History channel. Her work has been published in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Time Magazine, as well as in numerous academic and aviation publications.
This presentation includes audience Q&A with a book signing after the program.
Event Details
Date: Monday, May 25, 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Location: William M. Allen Theater
This event is FREE for Museum Members and included with general admission.
Author Bio
Katherine Sharp Landdeck, is a writer, Associate Professor at Texas Woman’s University, and globally recognized expert on the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, the subject of her debut book, The Women With Silver Wings. A Guggenheim Fellow at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, where she was a Normandy Scholar and earned her Ph.D. in American History, Landdeck has received numerous awards for her work on the WASP and has appeared as an expert on NPR’s Morning Edition, PBS, and the History channel. Her work has been published in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Time Magazine, as well as in numerous academic and aviation publications.
