Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Pvt. Doris Elkington, a member of Michigan Wing 63 of the Civil Air Patrol, turns the propeller of her airplane before taking off. (1943)


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4 comments:

  1. LLDecember 28, 2016 at 10:28 PM

    The world has changed.

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  2. GrannyDecember 29, 2016 at 1:19 AM

    These wonderful women delivered aircraft to various bases in the States to free up male pilots for the war effort.
    They eventually helped ferry plane across the Atlantic to Briton prior to D Day.
    Hats off Ladies, and well done.

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  3. GrannyDecember 29, 2016 at 1:19 AM

    These wonderful women delivered aircraft to various bases in the States to free up male pilots for the war effort.
    They eventually helped ferry plane across the Atlantic to Briton prior to D Day.
    Hats off Ladies, and well done.

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