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Mar 7^th, 2006 at 2:42pm

ozzy72 Offline
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I didn't know that women had ever been anything but nursing officers in WWI Shocked

Let alone had anything to do with planes in a service capacity!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/4781342.stm

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Reply #1 - Mar 7^th, 2006 at 3:25pm

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I know! I was amazed when I saw "woman" and flying in WW1!

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Reply #2 - Mar 7^th, 2006 at 11:44pm

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Wow!! Good for her!! and 107 (!!)... goes to show you that airplane dope fumes are good for you... Grin

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Reply #3 - Mar 8^th, 2006 at 5:07am

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I was amazed even, and i study the World Wars. Well god bless her soul, just goes to show that the ppl that kept the ace's flying where never seen

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Reply #4 - Mar 8^th, 2006 at 5:20am

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I'm not surprised at women doing this sort of work at all but I don't think it's general knowledge that they served in the RFC. I've certainly not heard of it before.

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goes to show you that airplane dope fumes are good for you...

That's good news. I've worked with that stuff for most of my life.

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