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Pioneering pilot, South Texas resident Maxine Edmondson Flournoy dies at 102
Corpus Christi Caller-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMaxine Edmondson Flournoy spent her life reaching new heights. She earned her pilot’s license in...
History: Cochran, Eisenhower, Dettweiler shaped fate of golf in Indio
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBritain desperately needed airplanes and pilots from the United States at the beginning of World War...
OPINION: Don’t just accommodate women in the military. Integrate!
Military Times via Yahoo News· 1 year ago2023. A year of celebrations for service women. 75 years since the Women’s Armed Services...
W.A.S.P.s story told during event at U of I
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 2 months agoURBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — People at the University of Illinois Beckman Institute learned about some high-flying women during World War II on Thursday night....
WWII aircraft arrive at Air Force Museum
WHIO via Yahoo News· 11 months agoTuesday the Air Force Museum flew three different World War II-era planes as part of its Air Power History Tour. It included the B-29 Superfortress FIFI,...
History: From golf to B-17s, stylish 'girl' Helen Dettweiler easily kept up with 'the men'
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Girl Will Give Sports Report” read the headline in the Minneapolis Star Tribune in September 1938....
5 Female World War II Heroes to Know
Time via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCredit - National Archives Catalog (3); U.S. Navy/Wiki Commons; U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command/Wiki Commons When most people think of women's...
D-Day anniversary shines spotlight on ‘Rosies’ who built WWII weapons
Military Times via Yahoo News· 5 days agoPEGASUS BRIDGE, France — When the 5,000th B-17 bomber built after Pearl Harbor rolled out of its...
At 14, she got a summer job selling T-shirts at EAA AirVenture. Now, this Oshkosh woman supports...
The Northwestern via Yahoo News· 2 years agoEditor's note: An earlier version of this story had incorrect information about female pilots. Women...
Miracle landings and military heroes: RI Aviation Hall of Fame inductees
The Providence Journal via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame has announced its 2023 slate of honorees. The 2022 group...
