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EphraimJenkins t1_ixddgv5 wrote

Mrs Nesbit would later go on to have tea with Buzz Lightyear

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breetome t1_ixdgxab wrote

I read somewhere that these ladies would deliver the planes to different bases. Very cool photo, thanks for sharing this.

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Kerby233 t1_ixdtgrc wrote

Reminds me of Lisa Kudrov (Pheobe from friends)

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NoNoNotorious89 t1_ixdwz4b wrote

T6 is such a fun plane to fly

Edit: haha people actually downvoting this. Have fun in your 172s and Cirrus 🥱

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nudiversity t1_ixe2nkp wrote

Looks not unlike Taylor Tomlinson to me

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calguy1955 t1_ixe95rt wrote

Replying to breetome (#617,591)

They would also ferry servicemen to different bases. These women wanted to serve the war effort but they weren’t allowed in combat so they formed the WASP service and had them fly around the states.

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breetome t1_ixebdek wrote

Replying to calguy1955 (#620,336)

Cool! Thanks for sharing. I know there was a small bit of a war documentary that mentioned these ladies. They were probably thrilled to be able to fly and help out.

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fmendoza1963 t1_ixedvjd wrote

Thanks for posting this. These women flew on domestic routes thus freeing up male pilots for combat operations. Unfortunately they were not given military benefits when the war ended.

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citoloco t1_ixefn78 wrote

Getting strong Lisa Kudrow vibes

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[deleted] t1_ixefx4l wrote

She looks really modern. Like you’d expect her to get out of the plane and then do a TikTok video about living in Texas.

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BlackBartRidesAgain t1_ixeg00p wrote

She looks like pro-wrestler Tenille Dashwood in this picture

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Jepperto t1_ixeg9yp wrote

White Anglo-Saxon Protestant?

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SuddenlyThirsty t1_ixegcvr wrote

At first I thought this was a movie starring Millie Bobby Brown. Great job coloring this image.

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Thaddeus206 t1_ixei083 wrote

these women did so much for the war effort. We owe them a huge debt of gratitude

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GentlmanSkeleton t1_ixemb38 wrote

Like wasp was the plane name? Like she wasnt a west anglo-saxon protestant pilot right? Not that it matters, thats my point why point it out....its the name of the plane right?

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HawkeyeTen t1_ixems8e wrote

Replying to fmendoza1963 (#620,830)

That's because they were technically an auxiliary force, not true enlisted military ladies like say the Army WACs or the Navy WAVES. They were retroactively declared military some decades later, since they had flown strictly military aircraft, etc. I think it's only fair.

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go_faster1 t1_ixf2dcw wrote

See the hat?! Her name is Missus Nesbit!

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John-AtWork t1_ixf3fcb wrote

There is something very modern looking about her and this photo. I think it is because of her functional hair style and being in a jumpsuit. If yo told me that this was the 80s or even the 2000s I'd believe you.

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Equivalent_Alps_8321 t1_ixf41hz wrote

awesome, how did the WASP program work exactly? how many women were in it?

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carmium t1_ixf5x2z wrote

Replying to calguy1955 (#620,336)

In the UK they had Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF). These women ferried every type of aircraft imaginable, with some having flown virtually every single-, twin-, and four-engined plane available. And most loved Spitfires the best!

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FrankieTheAlchemist t1_ixf65cq wrote

My grandfather was a navigator in WW2 and he wrote a book about his experiences state-side. He never got deployed to Europe but instead ended up training other folks and also flying dignitaries around. He used to fly with several WASPs and one in particular that he knew as Meg (not her real name) was apparently the best pilot he ever met. He spoke about her a lot and was upset that she never got her due after all that service. He even wrote about her a bit in a book he wrote about his time in the airforce. She sounded like a riot, and I often wish I’d gotten to meet her!

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DickweedMcGee t1_ixf8ab7 wrote

Replying to breetome (#617,591)

Dangerous work too. These were high performance aircraft with 1940s reliability, safety equipment and non-computerized traffic control. 38 WASP pilots lost their lives in WWII, some MIA to this day.

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MelanisticDobie t1_ixfg6g8 wrote

I knew a couple of wasp pilots when I was young:)

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RebelBass3 t1_ixfh2ot wrote

They need to make a Mean Girls sorta comedy about these WASP women.

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Gromit801 t1_ixfhoqj wrote

Colorization needs a lot of work.

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mustang__1 t1_ixfi3id wrote

Still can't believe they haven't made a modern movie about these women. Seems like there are plenty of stories to choose from that would play out great.

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deepaksn t1_ixfi3wf wrote

Replying to John-AtWork (#623,334)

It’s the military attire and what a headset does to limit hairstyles and no makeup because it’s impractical… plus it’s a candid photo or appears to be one because it looks like she’s talking.

Modern female military pilots look the same.

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donutboof t1_ixfnloc wrote

Replying to breetome (#617,591)

I’m the grandson of a WASP, 44-w-7. In addition to ferrying pretty much everything in the inventory, they also trained pilots, towed targets, and did checkout flights on repaired aircraft. Last year, I actually had the chance to fly an AT-6 flown by my grandmother at Avenger Field!

As a kid, I went to many of their reunions. They were an incredible group of ladies, decades ahead of their time. Returning to civilian life was HARD for most after their wartime experiences. It was really incredible to see what so many did later in life, too.

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wakka55 t1_ixftcmw wrote

I don't see how her being a White Anglo-Saxon Protestant is relevant.

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NoNoNotorious89 t1_ixfvy2p wrote

Replying to deepaksn (#625,048)

Why were you flying one if you didn’t already love warbirds? It’s a pure stick and rudder airplane, with a big round radial engine, and a taildragger. Not liking a T6 is like not loving a Corsair, P-47, Hellcat, De Havilland Beaver etc.

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rodriguezj625 t1_ixg5jbi wrote

Why is it that something like this I find so attractive??

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reddskeleton t1_ixg6ol6 wrote

I think she looks like Diane Keaton but tanned and healthy

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nondescriptun t1_ixga983 wrote

I don't know what her ethnicity or religion has to do with anything. /s

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andrais253 t1_ixghjw7 wrote

My grandmother was too! She flew planes and trained the other male pilots. I have photos of her in the “flight simulator”. So awesome!

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katchoo1 t1_ixh03sh wrote

Replying to donutboof (#625,613)

I remember seeing a film about the women who went to work in the war effort in a women's history class in college. It had the inspiring propaganda footage and photos we've all seen, women in coveralls and such, and the women like the WASPs. And then interviews with them as older women (probably filmed in late 70s/early 80s) almost all of them talking about how much some of them wanted to keep going in the workforce but they were all summarily fired to make room for the "fellas" returning from the war. Really felt like it was the most meaningful period of their lives for many and they missed it when it was over. Kind of gives another level to the Baby Boom -- give those ladies something to do at home so they get the hell out of the workforce! I'd always seen the inspiring side of it but it was a bummer to see how the women went from homefront hero one day to selfish jerk the next for staying in a factory job that a man "needed".

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turd_2004 t1_ixh6yht wrote

Looks like Millie Bobbie Brown

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liquid_rotisserie t1_ixhkblm wrote

Replying to PepinoF1 (#624,043)

She was an Oklahoma farm girl. Her dad, my great-grandfather, had a Piper Cub on the farm that she learned to fly. She joined the WASP but, shortly after she graduated they canceled the program. She came back to Oklahoma and went to work in Tulsa at North American Aviation as an inspector. She later earner her CFI and her and my grandpa owned a Cessna dealership.

She was always proud of being a WASP and we were always proud of her. When the WASPs received the CGM, we loaded the whole family up in a motor home and drove to D.C. for the ceremony. There weren't many of the 1000-some WASP left by then and they were all in their 70s or 80s. Going out to dinner was an experience. Every time one of those ladies walked into a restaurant, the entire restaurant would stand and clap.

It took way too long for those ladies to be recognized for volunteering to serve their country. They were looked down upon by the male pilots, discriminated against, and likely even sabotaged during their service. Those women were brave Americans and I'm proud to have one as my grandmother.

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GermsDean t1_ixhym62 wrote

Replying to donutboof (#625,613)

That’s amazing! I read a really great book that I would highly recommend to any aviation nerds like myself called Winning My Wings by Marion Stegeman-Hodgson about her experience in the WASP program.

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Mrben13 t1_ixi6x0x wrote

Is this where the name Mrs. Nesbit comes from in Toy Story after Buzz Lightyear lost his arm?

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PepinoF1 t1_ixi7gtw wrote

Replying to liquid_rotisserie (#632,210)

Surely these women are an inspiration nowadays, also by knowing the context they're born and grown up with, as you wrote. Thank you for sharing a piece of your grandma's life, truly inspiring and someone to be proud of :)

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Better-Emu7264 t1_ixti3xz wrote

That’s actually a BT-13, not an AT-6. See the overhead canopy latch…

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