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WASP Betty Wall Strohfus visits Nellis

Betty Wall Strohfus, a WWII Women Airforce Service Pilot, holds a picture of herself when she was a WASP pilot, Sept. 27,2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. Strohfus was stationed at Las Vegas Army Air Field from 1943-44, and was one of 1,074 women who became certified WASP pilots during WWII. Las Vegas Army Air Field later was re-designated as Nellis AFB. The female pilots of the WASP freed up male pilots for combat services and duties during the WWII era. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal
VIRIN: 120928-F-AD344-041.JPG
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