Wings of Silver: The Vi Cowden Story

Wings of Silver: The Vi Cowden Story (2010) is a documentary film directed by Mark C. Bonn.

“Wings of Silver: The Vi Cowden Story,” follows one 93-year-old woman’s journey from the Black Hills of South Dakota where she learned to fly biplanes, to flying fighter planes for the Army Air Corps in 1943 & ’44. Vi was among these first women in United States history to fly military planes, and one of 114 who flew Pursuit Planes like the P51 and Thunderbolt!

Cast

Vi Cowden

Vi Cowden