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Pioneer Elynor Rudnick of Kern County Heroic Flight Career
Bakersfield aviation figure Elynor Rudnick rose from wartime effort to lead risky missions through her family firm Kern Valley Packing. She trained at Lone Pine to join the WASPs but they were disbanded. She credits co workers for handling tasks across Alaska Texas and Old Mexico while helping in wartime food supply.
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Elynor Rudnick
Kern County
Bakersfield Airpark
Rudnick
Alaska
Texas
Old
Mexico
Elynor
Douglas Aircraft Co
Lone Pine
WASPS
Bakersfield
Kern Valley Packing Co