Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD)
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military_organization
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
gptkb:WFTD
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| gptkbp:activePeriod |
1942-1943
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
1943
|
| gptkbp:founder |
gptkb:Jacqueline_Cochran
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Women's Flying Training Detachment (WFTD)
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Avenger_Field,_Sweetwater,_Texas
gptkb:Houston,_Texas |
| gptkbp:mergedInto |
gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_(WASP)
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
first group of American women trained to fly military aircraft
|
| gptkbp:notableMember |
gptkb:Nancy_Harkness_Love
gptkb:Ann_Baumgartner |
| gptkbp:parentOrganization |
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
train women pilots for non-combat military service
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| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_(WASP)
|
| gptkbp:type |
pilot training program
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Women_Airforce_Service_Pilots_(WASP)
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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