“If you have a daughter, teach her to fly…” Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) training song.
From CNN.com
“Washington (CNN) — Some 65 years after their service, a group of former civilian women pilots whose unheralded work was key to helping the U.S. effort in World War II were honored Wednesday with the Congressional Gold Medal.
Fewer than 300 Women Airforce Service Pilots are still alive. About 175 of them, along with thousands of family members, traveled to Washington for the ceremony at the Capitol…”
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