#10 Madge Rutherford, pilot trainee in the Women’s Flying Training Detachment, writing letter home w. a finished Coca Cola by her side as she leans against barrack while waiting for her flight period on basic line, at Avenger Field.

#10 Madge Rutherford, pilot trainee in the Women’s Flying Training Detachment, writing letter home w. a finished Coca Cola by her side as she leans against barrack while waiting for her flight period on basic line, at Avenger Field.

Girl Pilots Training Flights at Avenger Field in 1943: Learning to Fly Military Aircraft for the War Effort

#10 Madge Rutherford, pilot trainee in the Women’s Flying Training Detachment, writing letter home w. a finished Coca Cola by her side as she leans against barrack while waiting for her flight period on basic line, at Avenger Field.

WWII

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