SILVER WINGS is a New WWII Film Project Based on The First Women Airforce Pilots

If you aren't familiar with the Women Airforce Service Pilots a.k.a. WASP, they were a group of women pilots in World War II, who the US Government had refused to recognize at the time. They denied them veteran benefits and buried their legacy. Well, now they are going to get their own movie called Silver Wings, and it will be helmed by Hamilton director Thomas Kail.

United in a special sisterhood, these trailblazing women broke social norms while bravely serving their country. After the war, the U.S. government refused to officially recognize the WASPs, denying them veteran benefits and burying their legacies. Only in 2009, after a decades-long battle, are the women’s WWII contributions finally honored, when they are granted the Congressional Gold Medal and officially recognized as military veterans.

The film will be based on a non-fiction book about these pilot's story that was written by Katherine Sharp Landdeck, which is called The Women With Silver Wings. This seems like it will be a great story to tell on the big screen. It's a good follow-up to a film like Hidden Figures. 

Source: Deadline