1936
Flying Seven
Demonstrating air defence, the Flying Seven — an all-female flying group — took to the air one day in November 1936 and then kept at least one airplane over Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»throughout each 24-hour day. During World War II the group was instrumental in training women in parachute and aircraft maintenance.
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