Show The Old Sergeant Didn't Want to tn Be Re a Petticoat H I The sergeant was Old 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 onan on onan onan an army flying boat he found a woman civilian pilot of the Ferrying Division Air Transport Command at atthe atthe atthe the controls another in the co- co seat After 30 years in the Army I herd Petticoats the sergeant mumbled to other male members of the crew Grumbling he supervised the starting of the engines Grumbling he settled back in the depths of his humiliation as DS the huge plane took off bound for tor delivery under lend- lend lease to the British at Montreal Women fly in in the Army he muttered in disgust adding for emphasis emphasis emphasis em em- and me with em Hell But on arrival at Montreal it w wasa was wasa s sa a different story Im sorry mum the sergeant greeted his pilot for what I said back th there re Id I'd a dum sight ruther ride with you than a lot of them fellows It young That remarked WASP Pilot Lenore Le Le- nore McElroy a veteran woman civilian civilian ilian pilot with air hours to her credit was about the finest compliment I ever received You see the sergeant is crowding 50 and any male who flies a plane is young fellow in his a |