Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS)
GPTKB entity
Statements (17)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_unit
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1943
|
| gptkbp:formedIn |
1942
|
| gptkbp:foundedIn |
gptkb:New_Castle_Army_Air_Base,_Delaware
|
| gptkbp:gender |
gptkb:women
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first group of female pilots to fly military aircraft for the United States
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS)
|
| gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_(WASP)
|
| gptkbp:notableCommander |
gptkb:Nancy_Harkness_Love
|
| gptkbp:numberOfMembersAtFormation |
28
|
| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
gptkb:Air_Transport_Command
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
to ferry aircraft from factories to military bases
|
| gptkbp:role |
ferrying military aircraft
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_(WASP)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
|