Museum Lecture Series 01: Early Women Pilots in World War II in the Ferrying Division

DAYTON, OH, UNITED STATES

11.17.2005

Audio by NMUSAF PA 

National Museum of the U.S. Air Force

One of only 25 women who qualified as pilots for the original Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, Florene Miller Watson discusses her experiences before, during and after World War II. She served as a flight instructor and taught men to fly in the War Training Program in Texas and was later made the commanding officer over the WAFS-WASPs stationed at Love Field, Texas. When WWII was finally over, Watson had flown every fighter, cargo plane, bomber and training aircraft in the Air Corps inventory.

• Date Taken: 11.17.2005
• Date Posted: 09.11.2015 10:45
• Category: Newscasts
• Audio ID: 42071
• Filename: 1509/DOD_102722852.mp3
• Length: 01:12:50
• Album: Museum Lecture Series
• Track #: 01
• Location: DAYTON, OH, US