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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...
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...
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,...
World War II aircraft scheduled to arrive at Air Force museum early July 4
Journal-News, Hamilton, Ohio via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 3—A trio of historic World War II aircraft are scheduled to arrive at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Tuesday morning, weather and conditions permitting. The Commemorative ...
Chinese American physicist, WWII pilot Maggie Gee to be inducted into California's Hall of Fame
NextShark via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA trailblazing World War II veteran, renowned for her feats as both a physicist and pilot, is set to...
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...
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...
Author, historian Katherine Sharp Landdeck to present Helen Foster Lecture next week
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo via Yahoo News· 1 month agoTUPELO — Dr. Katherine Sharp Landdeck, author of "The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II," will present the 2024 Helen Foster ...
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....