Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of World War II

Index

Index 320 A Aeronca Aircraft Corporation, 21, 137, 138 Airmarking, 34–36, 39, 49, 51, 88, 110, 231 Airplanes (U.S. Army) A-20 (Douglas), 2, 114, 126, 152, 185, 187, 192, 194, 209–210, 214 AT-6 (North American), 107, 109, 111, 151, 158, 163, 165 AT-17 (Cessna), 107, 148, 151 B-17 (Boeing), 2, 62, 126; (Love-Gillies aborted flight to England) 134–150; 177, 210, 212, 214, 232, 255, 277. Photos, 139, 141, 144 B-25 (North American), 2, 106, 126–128, 135–136, 164, 214, 222, 277. Photo, 128 BT-13 (Vultee) 106–107, 116–117, 125, 136, 236 C-46 (Curtiss), 222 C-47 (Douglas), 2, 105, 114, 118, 120, 126, 152, 168, 195, 214, 240, 277 C-54 (Douglas), 1–2, 126, 213–214, 216–217; (Love’s flight over The Hump) 221–229; 255, 277. Photo, 217 L-2B (Taylorcraft), 107 L-3 (Aeronca), 138 L-5 (Vultee), 107 P-38 (Lockheed), 111, 114, 126; (Nancy Love’s first P-38 flight) 164; 170; (Evelyn Sharp’s fatal flight) 185, 187–188; 194, 198, 214, 216, 236–237, 255, 277 P-39 (Bell) 110, 113, 126, 135, 160, 163, 166, 186, 212 P-40 (Curtiss), 110–111, 113, 126, 160, 186, 212 P-47 (Republic), 110–111; (Betty Gillies’ first P-47 flight) 113–115; 126–127, 136, 160–163, 165, 167, 169, 185–186, 188, 198, 213 P-51 (North American), (Nancy Love’s first P-51 flight) 110–113; 118, 124, 126–127, 150, 162–164, 187, 194, 198, 211–212, 214, 216, 277. Photos, 112, 113 P-61 (Northrop), 111, 126, 194, 216 P-63 (Bell), 111, 126, 186, 198 PT-17 (Stearman) 15, 21, 105–108, 126 PT-19 (Fairchild), 93, 97, 107, 109, 160. Photo, 93 Index 321 PT-23 (Aeronca), 138 PT-26 (Fairchild) 107, 125–126, 134 Air Medal (Barbara Jane Erickson), 150, 177; (Nancy Love) 237–238, 277 All American Aviation, 234–235, 240 Allegheny Airlines, 241, 245, 258, 262. See also, All American Aviation Alpena, Michigan, 140 Anderson, Mrs. “Andy” (WAFS housemother), 99 Army Air Corps, 60, 64–67, 72, 136, 276 Army-Navy “E” Award, 137–138 Arnold, Lt. Gen. H.H. “Hap” (commander, Army Air Forces), 64, 66–69, 71, 73, 75–77, 80–86, 90, 103–104, 109, 120, 128–129, 132, 143, 145, 173–178, 197– 201, 203, 211, 215, 227, 232. Photo, 177 Assam Valley, India, 222, 227 ATA (Air Transport Auxiliary to the RAF), 62, 64–66, 68–69, 86, 98, 110, 123, 142–143, 185 ATC (Air Transport Command), 2–3, 72–73, 80–87, 93, 96, 103–104, 122–127, 129–130, 135, 140–141, 143, 145, 148, 150, 152–156, 159, 168–169, 177, 182, 194, 205, 209–210, 215–216, 220–222, 224, 227–230, 235–236, 238 ATFERO (Atlantic Ferry Organization), 64 Atkeison, Ann (WASP), 272 Atwood, Major Roy, 141–143 Avenger Field (Sweetwater, Texas), 126, 132–133, 148, 151, 173, 177, 181, 185–186, 189, 192, 194, 197–199, 203, 215, 217, 236 Aviation Country Club, 91, 102 B Baker, Col. Robert H. (also Major), 70, 72, 74–75, 84, 87, 94, 99, 109, 114. Photo, 94 Baldwin, W.O. “Wally,” 138–139 Bartels, Diane, 113 Batson, Nancy (Crews, WAFS), 97, 99, 118, 163, 169, 186, 188–192, 217–219, 236. Photos, 191, 193 Batten, Bernice (WAFS), 97, 107–108, 110, 190, 196. Photo, 108 Beech, Olive Ann, 30, 275 Beech, Walter 30, 46, Beechcraft, 30, 33, 46, 47, 242, 243 Beechcraft Staggerwing 40, 46. Photo, 41 Beinhorn, Elly, 226 Bell Aircraft (Buffalo, New York), 163, 186, 235 Bennett, Constance, 232–233 Bernheim, Kathryn “Sis” (WAFS), 97–98, 169, 217, 239, 242 322 Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of World War II Bohn, Delphine (WAFS), 97, 99, 101, 105, 107, 111, 139–140, 151, 159, 162–163, 167, 174–176, 190–192, 210–211, 215, 228, 231, Bonanza (Love family airplane), 237, 240–241, 243–245, 249, 259 BOQ 14 (WAFS living quarters), 94, 219 Bruno, Harry, 55–56 Burchfield, Phyllis (Fulton, WAFS), 97, 107, 110 Burma, 1, 173, 205, 222, 224 Burrows, Brig. Gen. Paul, 143,145 Bureau of Air Commerce, 33, 35–36, 43, 49, 52, C CAA (Civil Aeronautics Administration, 1940–1958), 66, 75, 82, 174, 210 CAA (Civil Aeronautics Authority, 1938–1940), 92 Cadman, Vivian (WASP), 189–190 Calcutta, India, 1, 3, 220...