Women Test Pilots and Airlines Career Drive
A veteran reporter recalls a life of travel through forty four states and two Canadian provinces, then Alaska, revealing a shift toward test flying for women. She argues women can train pilots, ferry planes, and serve as co pilots, citing Cochran, Thaden, and Davies as role models in major races.
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First Woman Test Pilot Describes Grasshopper Flight
Ima Heflin, the nation's first woman test pilot for the Army, recounts her experience with the C-59 grasshopper. She describes the quadricycle takeoffs from a shell road and the risk of flying a craft that must skim over artillery fire and land safely between gun nests and tanks.
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The
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Haver
Women pilots and war effort pledge Keep 'Em Flying
The piece notes women vow to support the war by training, ferrying planes, and backing the front lines. It quotes calls for readiness behind the lines and a pledge to "Keep 'Em Flying" with emphasis on civilian contribution to aviation and defense.
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