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WASP pilot Heinrich recalls bold wartime flights and trials
Heinrich, one of the first group of women to fly for the U S military, describes piloting P-51s P-39s P-40s and P-47s across the United States for bombers fighters and radar tracking. She recalls training at Sweetwater Love Field and avengers field, the camaraderie with Cochran, and the thrill of flying fast planes amid skeptical male pilots.
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