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Unsung heroines of our air war rise in 1940s aviation
Central Press report highlights Jackie Cochran leading the WASPS and Nancy Love guiding ferrying and target towing missions. It notes early resistance, rapid expansion, and how civilian status may limit permanent military footing while women take on essential noncombat roles across Camp Davis, Fort Worth, Wilmington, Long Beach, and Sweetwater.
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Sisters of the Sky
Earhart
Jacquline
Jackie Cochran
Uncle Sam
Miss
Es Air Force Service
Camp Davis
N. CC
Army
Henry H. Arnold
Miss Cochran
England
North Atlantic
Britain
Fort Worth
Wilmington
Del
Mra
Nancy Harkness Love
Air Transport Command
Dallas
Long Beach
Romulus
Mich
Sweetwater
Tex
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