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steve2470

(37,481 posts) Mon Jul 11, 2016, 05:47 PM Jul 2016

World War II female pilot turns 100 and reunites with old love [View all]

http://www.king5.com/tech/science/aerospace/pioneer-world-war-ii-female-pilot-turns-100-and-reunites-with-old-love/268902836

Dorothy Olsen, a pilot who flew during World War II, turned 100 on Sunday, and was able to reunite with an old love.

“There’s my baby!” Olsen exclaimed as she walked onto the tarmac at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and spotted the restored P-51 Mustang waiting for her.

Olsen is a former Women Airforce Service Pilot, or WASP, who helped ferry aircraft like the Mustang across the country during the war.

“She would pick up a P-51 in Long Beach where they were built, fly it across the country to Newark, where they would ship them to Europe,” explained Kim Olsen, her son.

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World War II female pilot turns 100 and reunites with old love [View all] steve2470 Jul 2016 OP

Good stuff!!!!! tonyt53 Jul 2016 #1

Reminds me of Fannie Flagg novel "The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion" B Calm Jul 2016 #2

Great book TNNurse Jul 2016 #14

I've read a few of her books, really enjoyed them, but I'm not sure I read that one Rhiannon12866 Jul 2016 #30

Awesome! AnnieBW Jul 2016 #3

k and r and thank you for posting this. niyad Jul 2016 #4

She still looks ready to go! Eleanors38 Jul 2016 #5

She is amazing! mcar Jul 2016 #6

Dorothy on a wing of a P-38 "Lightning" longship Jul 2016 #7

Don't give me a P-38. trof Jul 2016 #13

Wonderful! longship Jul 2016 #15

Wisconsin's Richard Bong was a Pacific Ace in the P-38. HereSince1628 Jul 2016 #25

Yup, I've read about him, so the name's familiar. nt longship Jul 2016 #26

I would have to get younger to look better than she does at more than twice my age! Moostache Jul 2016 #8

What a great lady! montana_hazeleyes Jul 2016 #9

Dorothy is a charmer. avaistheone1 Jul 2016 #10

hope she has given an oral history KT2000 Jul 2016 #11

There is a oral history of sorts. probably more whistler162 Jul 2016 #22

Wow! Thank you! KT2000 Jul 2016 #23

Happy Birthday Ms Olsen! Thank you for your service! FailureToCommunicate Jul 2016 #12

Oooo! A P-51 Mustang! longship Jul 2016 #16

I see why Dorothy loved them! FailureToCommunicate Jul 2016 #18

Yup! And Chuck Yeager, too. longship Jul 2016 #19

Yes shenmue Jul 2016 #17

My mom worked in that Long Beach factory for a time. MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #20

P-51 story FuzzyRabbit Jul 2016 #21

Love that!! KT2000 Jul 2016 #24

I know her! trixicopper Jul 2016 #27

Thanks for posting this heartwarming story IgelJames4 Jul 2016 #28

k&r Liberal_in_LA Jul 2016 #29