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"Back in those days, women weren't expected do things like this, and so many people were against the idea of women flying, endangering their lives." (Video Interview, 10:03)
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Elaine Danforth Harmon |
Elaine Danforth Harmon [2004] | World War, 1939-1945
WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots)
Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas; Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada
Lieutenant
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As a student at the University of Maryland, Elaine Danforth heard about the Civilian Pilot Training Program and persuaded her father to sign permission for her to learn to fly. By the time she applied to join the WASP, the number of flying hours required had been reduced, and her 40 hours got her admitted. After training in Sweetwater, Texas, she was sent to Nellis Air Force Base in Las Vegas to work with enlisted men on refreshing their instrument skills. She recalls how controversial the idea of women flying during wartime was and how that prevented the WASP from gaining full military status before they were deactivated.
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