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“If we had left the day before–when we were scheduled to leave–we'd have been in England before General Arnold ever heard,” Betty recalled years later. “But the weather was bad and we couldn't get clearance.” | “If we had left the day before–when we were scheduled to leave–we'd have been in England before General Arnold ever heard,” Betty recalled years later. “But the weather was bad and we couldn't get clearance.” | ||
That was the first and only attempt to have WASP pilots ferry aircraft overseas during the war. Stories do circulate that service men saw women pilots delivering airplanes in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, but no WASP ever did so–and they will all tell you that, in no uncertain terms. Yes, the women flew to and all across Canada and, though not generally known, two WASP flew to Puerto Rico in December 1944. | That was the first and only attempt to have WASP pilots ferry aircraft overseas during the war. Stories do circulate that service men saw women pilots delivering airplanes in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters, but no WASP ever did so–and they will all tell you that, in no uncertain terms. Yes, the women flew to and all across Canada and, though not generally known, two WASP flew to Puerto Rico in December 1944.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sarah Byrn |first1=Rickman |title=WASP of the Ferry Command: Women Pilots, Uncommon Deeds |date=2016 |publisher=University of North Texas Press |location=Denton, Texas |pages=171–172}}</ref> | ||
=== How accurate was the Norden bombsight? === | === How accurate was the Norden bombsight? === | ||