Women with Wings: Women Pilots of World War II

Women with Wings: Women Pilots of World War II — page 9
do Calm and unflustered she told the flight engineer to reduce the engine's drag to help the plane glide better and get out the fire extinguisher She followed procedures precisely and landed the plane safely Changing Minds After successfully finishing training the two WASP B 29 pilots were ready to begin doing demonstration flights They had Ladybird painted on the nose of the B 29 they flew along with a picture of the WASP mascot Fifinella Then they took crews on demonstration flights to show them how to fly the B 29 bomber Dougherty pointed out that these were seasoned four engine combat crews You came to show us that the B 29 plane was not one to be and Tibbets said that feared I will admit that the crews were dumb I was scared even though had just returned from flying founded to see how the B 24s in North Africa You made the difference in my women flew the B 29 10 flying from then on Tibbets's plan worked Lieutenant Colonel Harry and the women successfully McKeown in a letter to Dora Dougherty gave many demonstration flights A few weeks later they received orders to stop General Barney Giles had learned about the WASP demonstration flights and he was unhappy about them