LIMITED SERIES:
FLY GIRLS
GIRLS is a 6-hour limited series inspired by the true story of the WASPs, the Women’s Air Force Service Pilots, who flew during World War II. Jackie Cochran, a world-class aviator and cosmetics heiress coerced the U.S. Congress and the Army Air Force to allow her to gather 2000 female pilots from across the United States and have them trained by the Army Air Force at their Sweetwater, Texas base. Battling the prejudice of Senators, Generals and the press, Jackie never stopped pursing her dream of women’s equality in the air, while demanding due respect for her pilots on the ground. From training camp through active duty, Jackie’s fliers were subjected to extreme sexism and were even jailed, just for being what they were – the most adventurous women of the war era, who knew what they wanted and went for it with a true American “never say die” attitude. With little pay, no recognition, and a strong sense of honor and duty to their country, these WASPS delivered brand new airplanes, fresh from the factory, into the hands of the fighter pilots and bombardiers. These WOMEN were the first pilots in the cockpit; the pilots that lived or died in those new planes for our country and for our fighter pilots…ALL MALE! We have a completed 2 hr. movie and an outline for a 6 hour mini-series. Jackie Cochran won over General “Hap” Arnold and together they made these “FLY GIRLS” happen… The meat of the limited series is how the additional leads of the story, composites of real life WASPS in actual events, make us cheer and weep.