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 |
female
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first group of female pilots in US military service
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron
|
| 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 |
5
|