Captain Hilts
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Thu Nov-05-09 07:58 AM
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| 51. Yes, but the majority of women were flying bombers, as per your example at |
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the bottom of the page.
I've read books about these women and there was resentment that they were concentrated in the slow, vulnerable bombers.
I'm not saying there were no female fighter pilots.
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| -"Night Witches" The female fighter pilots of WW2 |
Hannah Bell |
Nov-04-09 03:31 AM |
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PROUD to be the first rec! |
lildreamer316 |
Nov-04-09 03:44 AM |
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beautiful women. I love the name. |
roguevalley |
Nov-04-09 02:43 PM |
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Yes, I recommended this too. We're lucky in this country we get to pick and choose who has to fight |
Captain Hilts |
Nov-04-09 08:35 PM |
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K&R |
New Dawn |
Nov-04-09 03:50 AM |
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"I too was there on Saint Crispin's Day |
sarge43 |
Nov-04-09 04:03 AM |
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A little more about how the Nachthexen operated.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-04-09 04:13 AM |
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I've seen reference to these amazing women. |
leveymg |
Nov-04-09 04:37 AM |
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That's where I first read of them.. |
Fumesucker |
Nov-05-09 06:19 AM |
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Thanks for that |
blindpig |
Nov-04-09 12:41 PM |
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OMG! WWI Bi-Planes! |
burrowowl |
Nov-04-09 09:33 PM |
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I just read about them.... |
Javaman |
Nov-04-09 08:55 AM |
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Why have I never heard of this before? |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Nov-04-09 08:58 AM |
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Cold War |
Xithras |
Nov-04-09 02:48 PM |
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But, we heard about women doctors... |
Cerridwen |
Nov-04-09 08:02 PM |
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For the same reason Anonymous was a woman. |
sarge43 |
Nov-04-09 10:23 PM |
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I'm sure that has something to do with it, but |
SIMPLYB1980 |
Nov-04-09 08:19 PM |
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You should have asked me! |
Captain Hilts |
Nov-04-09 07:58 PM |
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This is very interesting. |
Berry Cool |
Nov-04-09 09:02 AM |
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I saw some of them |
saskawoo |
Nov-04-09 09:08 AM |
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K&Rr for these heroic women |
Vidar |
Nov-04-09 09:41 AM |
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wow..never heard of that before... |
Blue_Tires |
Nov-04-09 09:51 AM |
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And there's also Lieutenant Lydia Litvyak |
14thColony |
Nov-04-09 11:26 AM |
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And the valiant Women's Battalion of Death during World War I |
aint_no_life_nowhere |
Nov-04-09 11:46 AM |
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K&R |
Swede |
Nov-04-09 11:48 AM |
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Wow. Thanks so much for posting this. |
Matariki |
Nov-04-09 11:56 AM |
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wow. tough ladies: |
Soylent Brice |
Nov-04-09 11:57 AM |
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Cornelia M. Fort - WASP Pilot, Female aviation pioneer. |
ddeclue |
Nov-04-09 11:57 AM |
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Wait....did I read that right? |
femrap |
Nov-04-09 05:33 PM |
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Jeff was the nickname she gave herself. Full name Jean Marie Donnell |
sarge43 |
Nov-04-09 06:11 PM |
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Thx. |
femrap |
Nov-04-09 09:26 PM |
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kick |
Hannah Bell |
Nov-04-09 01:26 PM |
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Very cool ! |
Imajika |
Nov-04-09 06:18 PM |
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Thanks! (n/t) |
mitchum |
Nov-04-09 06:22 PM |
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A late friend of mine wrote a novel based on the Night Witches |
demodonkey |
Nov-04-09 06:49 PM |
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Not fighters. Soviet women flew slow, vulnerable bombers. The men dominated the fighter planes. nt |
Captain Hilts |
Nov-04-09 07:57 PM |
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??? n/t |
Cerridwen |
Nov-04-09 08:03 PM |
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The original OP refers to "combat" pilots and the term 'fighter' pilots |
Captain Hilts |
Nov-04-09 08:34 PM |
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Thanks. I appreciate you taking the time to |
Cerridwen |
Nov-04-09 08:36 PM |
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Sound like a lot of Navy vets I know! |
Captain Hilts |
Nov-04-09 08:46 PM |
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both. |
Hannah Bell |
Nov-05-09 07:16 AM |
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Yes, but the majority of women were flying bombers, as per your example at |
Captain Hilts |
Nov-05-09 07:58 AM |
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there was a fighter group, & apparently they flew a significant number of missions. |
Hannah Bell |
Nov-05-09 08:01 AM |
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I didn't say that didn't happen. nt |
Captain Hilts |
Nov-05-09 08:02 AM |
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i didn't say you did. |
Hannah Bell |
Nov-05-09 08:04 AM |
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Tell that to Lydia Litvyak or Yekaterina Budanova |
Posteritatis |
Nov-04-09 08:29 PM |
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I didn't say women didn't fly fighters, but they mostly flew bombers. It's a sore spot. |
Captain Hilts |
Nov-04-09 08:31 PM |
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fighter pilots too. |
Hannah Bell |
Nov-05-09 07:14 AM |
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Very interesting read. thanks! +rec |
Vehl |
Nov-04-09 08:09 PM |
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"Night Witches" is a badass name! (NT) |
Curtland1015 |
Nov-04-09 08:23 PM |
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When's the movie? |
itsrobert |
Nov-04-09 08:26 PM |
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That has to be one of the coolest |
ellie |
Nov-04-09 08:26 PM |
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Read the kind of novel, War of the Rats or see the movie "Enemy at the Gates." It's based on |
Captain Hilts |
Nov-04-09 08:47 PM |
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This story is REALLY FASCINATING! eom |
burrowowl |
Nov-04-09 09:47 PM |
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K&R. Very cool, thanks. n/t |
Greyhound |
Nov-05-09 01:10 AM |
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In Russia, WWII vets - men and women - often wear their medals every day. They aren't for |
Captain Hilts |
Nov-05-09 08:02 AM |
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The WWII Soviet causalities are estimated at 20 million. |
sarge43 |
Nov-05-09 08:41 AM |
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Bump |
Orwellian_Ghost |
Nov-05-09 08:44 AM |
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