An oral history : Women Airforce Service Pilots, an oral history project / interviewed by Nancy Durr ; edited by Ethel Finley, 2001.

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An oral history : Women Airforce Service Pilots, an oral history project / interviewed by Nancy Durr ; edited by Ethel Finley, 2001.

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Interview traces Finley's childhood in Minn., earning her pilot's license and operating Link trainer in exchange for flying time. Finley discusses her experiences in WASP training in Sweetwater, followed by Southeast Training Command at Maxwell Field, Ala. and later WASP deactivation. Discusses her husband, children, and many current interests and activities, including WASP organizations.

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Minnesota native. Earned a private pilot's license in 1940 and in Mar. 1943 joined the Women's Flying Training Detachment (later part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots) at Sweetwater, Tex. Served at Maxwell Field, Alabama; Shaw Field, S.C.; and Randolph Field, Tex. Following WASP deactivation in Dec. 1944, married Col. James A. Finley; three children. Active in post war WASP organization, serving as national president and regional director. From the description of An oral history ...