WI the flight were successful?
Would it have any effect on aviation?
Would it have any effect on the status of women?
Would it have any effect on aviation?
Would it have any effect on the status of women?
She goes on to form the WASPs in WWII. Becomes the grand old dame of aviation
WI the flight were successful?
Would it have any effect on aviation?
Would it have any effect on the status of women?
Well, at the time, Earhart was attempting to be the first PILOT to fly around the world at the Equator...Derek,
She adds another record to her list. Nearly all her records were "Woman Records". You know, first "First Woman To Do X, Y, or Z." Might have meant something 80 years ago, but today it's kind of sad. First Woman on a Pogo Stick, First Lefthanded Hottentot on a Bumper Car, sounds rather condescending in 2009, don't you think?
Not in the US, anyway...There will be no women fighter pilots in WW2 if she lives. Women ferry pilots might come about earlier, but they won't get anywhere near combat. Society wasn't ready for that.
There will be no women fighter pilots in WW2 if she lives. Women ferry pilots might come about earlier, but they won't get anywhere near combat. Society wasn't ready for that.
Bill
Well, at the time, Earhart was attempting to be the first PILOT to fly around the world at the Equator...
But Comrade Cameron, there were distaff fighter pilots--Екатерина Васильевна Буданова, for example. Of course, Comrade, they fought in the Great Patriotic War, not WWII.
Smiley along with quasi Cominternspeak prose was intended to indicate that I was funning you, Comrade Bill.Phil,
I knew about the Soviets. They were called the "Night Witches" or some such by the Germans.
Renner and MacCauley referred to the WASP program earlier and I was speaking to that. Earhart succeeding will not result in female fighter pilots flying for the US.
Bill
Well, we are still waiting for the "first woman on the Moon..."Derek,
She adds another record to her list. Nearly all her records were "Woman Records". You know, first "First Woman To Do X, Y, or Z." Might have meant something 80 years ago, but today it's kind of sad.
Bill