Tribute to Margaret Ringenberg

Lasting Tribute.co.uk ^ | 29 July 2008 | unknown

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Female pilot with a lifelong love of flight and distinguished racing career Margaret Ray Ringenberg, who died on 28 July, 2008, was an American aviator who flew for over 60 years and wracked up more than 40,000 hours in the air, including

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This was one great lady. She flew as a WASP in WWII and was still flying air races this year at 87 years old. I have known her for about 20 years and admired her . She is featured in Tom Brokaw's book "The Greatest Generation." From Ft. Wayne, Indiana

[marktwain]

“This was one great lady. She flew as a WASP in WWII and was still flying air races this year at 87 years old. I have known her for about 20 years and admired her . She is featured in Tom Brokaw’s book “The Greatest Generation.” From Ft. Wayne, Indiana”

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It is a shame that there is no mention of her in the MSM. I hope that I will be proved wrong in the next few days, but I have seen an incredible American hero pass with *no* mention in the MSM.

We have to do what we can, here on Freerepublic.

[jwparkerjr]

WASP, WAVE, WAC, etc. What a great time that was for America, notwithstanding the hell of a war. One of the first jokes I ever heard was in the mid-1940’s, “Why do the WAVES dislike using the bathroom at the air corp station?” Because they don’t like having to use the WAC’s paper! Life was a bit simpler back then I think. God bless this great lady and the thousands of others like her who served so ably at a time when their services were vital to our very existence!

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[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.