#11 Shirley Slade, pilot trainee in Women’s Fllying Training Detachment, sporting pigtails & GI coveralls as she sits on wing of her Army trainer at Avenger Field.

#11 Shirley Slade, pilot trainee in Women’s Fllying Training Detachment, sporting pigtails & GI coveralls as she sits on wing of her Army trainer at Avenger Field.

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

#11 Shirley Slade, pilot trainee in Women’s Fllying Training Detachment, sporting pigtails & GI coveralls as she sits on wing of her Army trainer at Avenger Field.

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