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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[–] 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.