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First female military pilots showed they could soar too
Baltimore AP recounts Iola Magruder and other women who joined the WASP program during World War II to fly domestic missions and train, ferry planes, and test aircraft. More than 1,800 were accepted, 1,074 graduated, and nearly 60 million miles were flown. The WASPs faced discrimination, danger, and eventual decommissioning in 1944, with formal military recognition arriving in 1979.
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Baltimore
Iola Magruder
Maryland
Army Air Force
Wasps
Linda DuMoulin
Alexandria
Sweetwater
Texas