Show I The Old Sergeant Didn't Want to Be a it Petticoat Herder I The sergeant was Old Army Hash lash 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 onan 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 copilots copilot's copil co co- pil pilots pilot's ts t's seat s 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 h he ht settled back in the depths of his humiliation as ag the huge plane took off bound for delivery under lend lend- lease to the British at Montreal Women in the Army he muttered in disgust adding for emphasis emphasis em em- and me with em Hell lIell I But on arrival at Montreal it was wasa a different story Im sorry mum the sergeant greet his pilot for tor what I said back there Id I'd a dum sight ruther ride with you than a lot of them young fellows That remarked WASP Pilot Lenore Lenore Le Le- nore more McElroy a veteran woman civilian civilian ilian Ulan pilot with air hours to her credit was about the finest compliment I ever received You see the sergeant is crowding 60 50 and any male who flies a plane is a ayoung ayoung ayoung young fellow in his |