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FAF 15 the net
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Finnish Air Force 1.LeLv12 CU504 Finland 1941 the net
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Focke-Wulf Fw 62 V1, one of four built, 1937, location unknown the net
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Heinkel 59 in the background in front of Hangar 2, probably a German Sea Base.
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CANT Z.501 'Gabbiano' (Gull), SN35574, 22 April 1941 the net
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chilling on one of The world's first operational rocket-powered plane the net
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FAF 11 the net
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The horseshoe taps on his boots must have been murder on the finish.
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Fokker C.V-E 1927 the net
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Membersof the First Yale Unit work on an N-9 seaplane 1917 the net
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One of 415 Romanian IAR 39 aircraft produced contributing to the air protection effort for retreating forces from Crimea the net
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Swedish license built C.V-E (S 6H) floatplane in 1931 the net
The Curtiss OX-5 V8 had to have valve train manually greased before every flight, or risk failure.
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USAAF 15PG47PS B27 Brown Hawaii 1940 the net
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USS Iowa launching one of her Vought OS2U Kingfisher float planes while two others remained on their catapults, location unknown, 1944 the net
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WAVES Aviation Machinist's Mates working on a SNJ training aircraft, NAS Pensacola March 1944 the net
While the 'Rosie the Riveter' and WASP pilots get their proper attention in the media, 350 thousand women served in uniform, not only as nurses and clerical work, but in traditionally male oriented skilled jobs such as these airframe mechanics, drivers (then Princess Elizabeth), dispatcher (Bea Arthur), gunnery instructors, anti-aircraft gunners, air traffic controllers, police, weather forecasters, postal workers, and translators. Many in dangerous covert roles and codebreaking, and on Manhattan project. WACs, WAFs, WAVEs, WMs and SPARs.
They served at home and abroad. Many of them risked their lives and safety. Four hundred and thirty-two servicewomen died. Eighty-eight were taken prisoner.
My Des Moines Aunt Margaret fought the Battle of Corpus Christi as a WAVE aircraft engine mechanic, rebuilding round engines at NAAS Cabiniss and Cudihay ... with NO Japanese or Germans breeching their seawall!
In all these current WWII Memorial Events, why don't we see some of these distaff survivors taking honors alongside their male servicemen?
