Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Women's_Auxiliary_Ferrying_Squadron
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WAFS
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dissolved 1943
gptkbp:flightNumber 28
gptkbp:formed 1942
gptkbp:foundedIn gptkb:New_Castle_Army_Air_Base,_Delaware
gptkbp:gender gptkb:female
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first group of female pilots in US military service
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots
gptkbp:mission ferrying aircraft from factories to air bases
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Nancy_Harkness_Love
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Nancy_Harkness_Love
gptkb:Barbara_Erickson_London
gptkb:Betty_Gillies
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Air_Transport_Command
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:role ferrying military aircraft
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots
gptkbp:typeOfAircraftFlown gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron