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malthaussen

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2. Female ferry pilots were vital in getting aircraft from US/Canada to Europe
Tue Mar 25, 2014, 12:19 PM
Mar 2014

"Thirty-eight WASP fliers lost their lives while serving during the war –- all in accidents—eleven in training and twenty-seven on active duty. Because they were not considered military under the existing guidelines, a fallen WASP was sent home at family expense without traditional military honors or note of heroism. The army would not even allow the U.S. flag to be placed on the coffin of the fallen WASP" (from a Wikipedia article)

-- Mal

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