Olson is on the left. God Bless her!
Posted on 07/12/2015 9:29:07 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A World War II fighter pilot received an extra special present when vintage aircraft flew over Boeing Field, about five miles south of downtown Seattle, honoring Dorothy Olsen's 99th birthday, NBC Station KING reports.
She was one of about 1,000 female pilots during the war and flew 22 different types of fighter planes from factories to U.S. Army Air Force bases from 1943 to 1945.
After Olsen delivered the plane, male pilots would fly them overseas to combat destinations.
Dorothy Olsen, left, watches the sky as vintage aircraft fly over Boeing Field, honoring her 99th birthday.
"I've been lucky," Olsen said, admitting to KING that she loved buzzing the planes fast and low to the ground. "Who pays attention to the rules when you're a fighter pilot?"
The aircraft are in Seattle for a military re-enactment of the route planes took from Montana to Russia during World War II.
There is an unrelated video on the page, but it’s pretty interesting: It’s about 74-91 year old women who pay basketball.
Ping
Olson is on the left. God Bless her!
G-D bless her! And she seems to be in good health for 99 years.
I saw this yesterday and was going to post it but never got around to it. Glad you did. I really didn’t know there were women pilots in WWII. Pretty cool.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.