Women's Flying Training Detachment

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Women's_Flying_Training_Detachment
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:WFTD
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Jacqueline_Cochran
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1943
gptkbp:formedIn 1942
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Jacqueline_Cochran
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Women's Flying Training Detachment
gptkbp:location gptkb:Avenger_Field,_Sweetwater,_Texas
gptkb:Houston,_Texas
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Nancy_Harkness_Love
gptkbp:numberOfGraduates over 1,000
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Civilian_Pilot_Training_Program
gptkbp:purpose train women pilots for military service
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5