History Archived TIL there were about 1,000 female fighter pilots in WWII (in the U.S.) (nbcnews.com)
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History Archived TIL there were about 1,000 female fighter pilots in WWII (in the U.S.) (nbcnews.com)
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[–] TheBrokenWorld 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
They were actually ferry pilots, they didn't fly combat missions. Of course, they still deserve to be honored for doing as much as their country would let them do during a time when the free world was actually at risk.
[–] Caboose_Calloway 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Russian female pilots did fly combat missions. They were kinda notorious actually.
[–] TheBrokenWorld ago (edited ago)
Russian woman also fought on the front on the ground, IIRC.
[–] newoldwave ago
Yes they were ferry pilots, not fighter pilots. And God bless them for their contribution to the war effort.
[–] TheBrokenWorld ago
Wouldn't a blessing from god mean the they wouldn't have to go to war in the first place?
[–] seenandunseen [S] ago
Yeah, but don't you think in a file somewhere in some General's office there was an "all is lost - send in the ladies as our last line of defense"? Never know...
[–] TheBrokenWorld 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
No, because they weren't actually trained for combat flying. There's a huge difference there.
[–] sophrosynos 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Ah. The women were used to deliver the planes from factories to bases. Still cool, and awesome that women were able to get involved in this way on the homefront.
[–] seenandunseen [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I know, right? I love learning about this type of stuff. I mean, it was only about 20 years earlier when they were given the right to vote!