Rosie, pt 3 - Rosie 35.jpg (1/1)

[Mitchell Holman[_3_]]

[john szalay]

Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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Mary Josephine Farley
after this, she became a WASP.

[Mitchell Holman[_3_]]

john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
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> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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> Mary Josephine Farley
> after this, she became a WASP.
>


Good call. My mother was a WASP. A very
overlooked program.

[john szalay]

Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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> john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
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[Mitchell Holman[_3_]]

john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
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> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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>> john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
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>>> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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>>>>
>>>> begin 644 Rosie 35.jpg
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>>>> Attachment decoded: Rosie 35.jpg
>>>> `
>>>> end
>>>>
>>>
>>> Mary Josephine Farley
>>> after this, she became a WASP.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Good call. My mother was a WASP. A very
>> overlooked program.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Not by me.. one of the ladies that I worked with was a WASP.
>
> also:
>
> from the WASP database & The Congressional Record.
>
> 43-8 Lois Gene Holman nee (French)
>
> &
>
> Dora Dougherty, third from left in front of B-29 "Ladybird"
> with Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. (left), Dorothea Johnson (2nd from
> left) and B-29 crew.
>
> Col Tibbets trained these two ladies to fly the B-29 to show the men
> that the plane was not dangerous.


My mother was part of the WASP's trained
to fly the B26 to show the men the men it was
not as dangerous as made out. "A plane a day
in Tampa Bay" and all that.

[Charles Lindbergh[_2_]]

On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:43:23 -0500, Mitchell Holman > wrote:

>john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
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>> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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>>> john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
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>>>> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> begin 644 Rosie 35.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> Attachment decoded: Rosie 35.jpg
>>>>> `
>>>>> end
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Mary Josephine Farley
>>>> after this, she became a WASP.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Good call. My mother was a WASP. A very
>>> overlooked program.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Not by me.. one of the ladies that I worked with was a WASP.
>>
>> also:
>>
>> from the WASP database & The Congressional Record.
>>
>> 43-8 Lois Gene Holman nee (French)
>>
>> &
>>
>> Dora Dougherty, third from left in front of B-29 "Ladybird"
>> with Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. (left), Dorothea Johnson (2nd from
>> left) and B-29 crew.
>>
>> Col Tibbets trained these two ladies to fly the B-29 to show the men
>> that the plane was not dangerous.
>
>
> My mother was part of the WASP's trained
>to fly the B26 to show the men the men it was
>not as dangerous as made out. "A plane a day
>in Tampa Bay" and all that.
>
>

I am curious, what kind of background did your Mom have that put her into that position with the WASP's? Was
she a civilian pilot prior to enlisting?

[Mitchell Holman[_3_]]

Charles Lindbergh > wrote in
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> On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:43:23 -0500, Mitchell Holman
> > wrote:
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>>john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
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[Charles Lindbergh[_2_]]

On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 07:05:30 -0500, Mitchell Holman > wrote:

>Charles Lindbergh > wrote in
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>> On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:43:23 -0500, Mitchell Holman
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
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>>>> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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>>>>> john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
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>>>>>
>>>>>> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> begin 644 Rosie 35.jpg
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Attachment decoded: Rosie 35.jpg
>>>>>>> `
>>>>>>> end
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mary Josephine Farley
>>>>>> after this, she became a WASP.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Good call. My mother was a WASP. A very
>>>>> overlooked program.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Not by me.. one of the ladies that I worked with was a WASP.
>>>>
>>>> also:
>>>>
>>>> from the WASP database & The Congressional Record.
>>>>
>>>> 43-8 Lois Gene Holman nee (French)
>>>>
>>>> &
>>>>
>>>> Dora Dougherty, third from left in front of B-29 "Ladybird"
>>>> with Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. (left), Dorothea Johnson (2nd
>>>> from left) and B-29 crew.
>>>>
>>>> Col Tibbets trained these two ladies to fly the B-29 to show the men
>>>> that the plane was not dangerous.
>>>
>>>
>>> My mother was part of the WASP's trained
>>>to fly the B26 to show the men the men it was
>>>not as dangerous as made out. "A plane a day
>>>in Tampa Bay" and all that.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> I am curious, what kind of background did your Mom have that put her
>> into that position with the WASP's? Was she a civilian pilot prior to
>> enlisting?
>>
>
> She had learned to fly before the war and
>when the call went out for women pilots to
>volunteer she applied. All the applicants were
>sent to Swee****er TX for training and then
>from there to bases all over the US.
>
> Here is a news item from her local paper
>about it.
>
>

That is a very interesting bit of history. Your Mom was a true pioneer.

[Mitchell Holman[_3_]]

Charles Lindbergh > wrote in
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> On Fri, 26 Aug 2016 07:05:30 -0500, Mitchell Holman
> > wrote:
>
>>Charles Lindbergh > wrote in
:
>>
>>> On Wed, 24 Aug 2016 13:43:23 -0500, Mitchell Holman
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
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>>>>
>>>>> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
>>>>> :
>>>>>
>>>>>> john Szalay <john.szalayatatt.net> wrote in
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>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mitchell Holman > wrote in
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> begin 644 Rosie 35.jpg
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Attachment decoded: Rosie 35.jpg
>>>>>>>> `
>>>>>>>> end
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Mary Josephine Farley
>>>>>>> after this, she became a WASP.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Good call. My mother was a WASP. A very
>>>>>> overlooked program.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> Not by me.. one of the ladies that I worked with was a WASP.
>>>>>
>>>>> also:
>>>>>
>>>>> from the WASP database & The Congressional Record.
>>>>>
>>>>> 43-8 Lois Gene Holman nee (French)
>>>>>
>>>>> &
>>>>>
>>>>> Dora Dougherty, third from left in front of B-29 "Ladybird"
>>>>> with Lt. Col. Paul W. Tibbets, Jr. (left), Dorothea Johnson (2nd
>>>>> from left) and B-29 crew.
>>>>>
>>>>> Col Tibbets trained these two ladies to fly the B-29 to show the
>>>>> men that the plane was not dangerous.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My mother was part of the WASP's trained
>>>>to fly the B26 to show the men the men it was
>>>>not as dangerous as made out. "A plane a day
>>>>in Tampa Bay" and all that.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> I am curious, what kind of background did your Mom have that put her
>>> into that position with the WASP's? Was she a civilian pilot prior
>>> to enlisting?
>>>
>>
>> She had learned to fly before the war and
>>when the call went out for women pilots to
>>volunteer she applied. All the applicants were
>>sent to Swee****er TX for training and then
>>from there to bases all over the US.
>>
>> Here is a news item from her local paper
>>about it.
>>
>>
>
> That is a very interesting bit of history. Your Mom was a true
> pioneer.
>


The older I get the more that
becomes real to me............;)