Kay A. Brick
Katherine "Kay" Adams Menges Brick was an important American aviator. She served in WWII in the U.S.'s Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). After the war she was active in the Ninety-Nines: International Organization of Women Pilots, serving as Secretary and International President. She also served in other aviation-related boards and associations. Brick was instrumental in the creation of the Powder Puff Derby, and competed in air races throughout her life. She was a member of the United Flying Octogenarians. Pre-war life. Brick earned a BS and an MA in Psychology from Boston University . In September of 1941 she became a licensed pilot. Military service. Brick trained in Houston, Texas, starting in January 1943 as part of the 43-W-3 class of the U.S.'s Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). She graduated on July 3, 1943, at Avenger Field, in Sweetwater, Texas. She was assigned to Biggs Field in El Paso, Texas, and flew tow-target missions, searchlight missions, etc., along with ferrying planes between US bases.