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WASP Betty Gillies flying a P-47 Thunderbolt, circa 1944, location unknown.

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Caption     WASP Betty Gillies flying a P-47 Thunderbolt, circa 1944, location unknown. ww2dbase
Date  1944
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseSan Diego Air and Space Museum via Flickr
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   WOF_00327
 
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P-47 Thunderbolt   Main article  Photos  Maps  
WASP: Women in the WW2 US Army Air Force   Main article  Photos  
Betty Gillies   Main article  Photos  
Colorized By WW2DB     Colorized with Adobe Photoshop
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,024 x 751 pixels



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Visitor Submitted Comments

1. Anonymous says:
12 Apr 2020 07:21:32 PM

I just read a poem she wrote that was published by her daughter. The most beautiful flying poem I've seen. And was
looking for info on her. Quite a gal.

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