Show the old sergeant D want to be a was army hash marks indicating nearly 30 years of service adorned his left sleeve topped by the stripes of a master sergeant so you can imagine his reaction when on reporting as crew chief on an army flying boat he found a woman woma n civilian pilot of the ferrying division air transport command at the controls another in the co pil its seat after 30 years in the army I 1 herd petticoats the sergeant mumbled to other male members of the ere crew W grumbling he sup supervised the starting of the engines grumbling he settled back in the depths of his humiliation as the huge plane took off bound for delivery under lend lease to the british at montreal women alyin in ie the army he muttered in disgust adding for emphasis and me with em cm hell but on arrival at montreal it was a different story petticoat herder 1 im I in sorry mum the sergeant greeted his pilot tor for what I 1 said sai d back there id a dum clum sight ruther ride with you than a lot of them young fellows that remarked WASP pilot lenore les s mcelroy a veteran woman civilian pilot with air hours to her 1 credit was about the finest compliment I 1 ever received 11 you sees see the sergeant is crow crowding dini 50 and any male who flies a plane is a i young fellow in his |