#8 Elaine Jones, pilot trainee in the Women’s Flying Training Detachment, sleeping on hard bench after flying until 3 a.m. the previous night, at Avenger Field.

#8 Elaine Jones, pilot trainee in the Women’s Flying Training Detachment, sleeping on hard bench after flying until 3 a.m. the previous night, at Avenger Field.

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

#8 Elaine Jones, pilot trainee in the Women’s Flying Training Detachment, sleeping on hard bench after flying until 3 a.m. the previous night, at Avenger Field.

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