Doc2 Posted 21 January , 2005 Share Posted 21 January , 2005 Sorry, I forgot to mention. After many years of research, I can find NO documentation that Dutrieu ever flew in the Paris Air Guard during WWI. This seems to be a myth which recurs periodically, but I cannot find its origin. The air museums in Paris and Brussels (She was Belgian who became French by Marriage) cannot document it for me either. If anyone has any primary or secondary sources for this information, I would love to see it. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted 21 January , 2005 Author Share Posted 21 January , 2005 Terrific stuff thanks Doc Dave. Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marina Posted 22 January , 2005 Share Posted 22 January , 2005 Thanks from me too, Doc Marina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelley Posted 22 January , 2005 Share Posted 22 January , 2005 Thanks for me too! cheers Shelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Biplane pilot Posted 31 January , 2005 Share Posted 31 January , 2005 I think that most NATO countries have tolerated female combat pilots for several years now. Besides the US and UK there's Canada and the Netherlands; haven't heard about Germany, Italy, etc. In the case of the US, the change in federal law was wholly political because it occurred during the greatest force reduction since WW II. We literally had a surplus of MANpower, but the Bushies were terrified of the feminazis. In the end, combat-experienced aircrew were released in favor of female admin officers to bump up the numbers. (Ducking the inevitable incoming...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc2 Posted 12 February , 2005 Share Posted 12 February , 2005 Just for interest, here is a 1913 photo of Marie Marvingt, referred to several times previously in this string. Doc2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted 12 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 12 February , 2005 Thanks Doc. DId this come from a book? Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc2 Posted 13 February , 2005 Share Posted 13 February , 2005 Good morning, Robbie. Unfortunately, I am not sure of the source. I have been collecting Marvingt pictures for years, and people just send me stuff, usually without source information. I know that another version of this photo, with autograph, is in the collection at the Musee de L'Air et L'Espace in Paris, but since this one is not signed, it appears to be from some other source. The same photo, circularly cropped, was published in La Revue Aerienne, 10 March 1912. Although it is labelled as 1913, I think it was actually taken at the time of the Nancy-Jarville air show in 1912. There are probably lots of copies of it around. I think I saw it somewhere on the net a few years ago, too. If you have photos of any of the other early lady pilots, I would like to obtain copies, as I am researching all these ladies who flew before WWI. Doc2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbie Posted 13 February , 2005 Author Share Posted 13 February , 2005 Good morning Doc. Thanks for the information and I will indeed keep a lookout for photos of pre-www1 women pilots. Robbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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