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The history of women pilots from 1909 to 1996, from the first woman licensed to fly to the first female Marine Corps pilot commanding a combat helicopter. Much information about the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) which later became the WASPS, women who ferried aircraft to the Army during World War II.
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women in the military, bessie coleman, eileen collins, jackie cochran, museum of women pilots: women in aviation history, nancy harkness love, sally ride, wafs, wasps, women pilots, women's air derby, women's air reserve, women's airforce service pilots, women's auxiliary ferrying squadron, female pilots in world war ii
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- Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)