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Female WW II Pilot Did Stateside Duty as a WASP

By Janie Gould

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wqcs/local-wqcs-890841.mp3

Jensen Beach, FL – Jackie Carmine was among 1,800 female pilots who earned their wings with the Army's experimental program called Women Airforce Service Pilots. It was 1943, when male pilots were in short supply.