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On This Day (2010): WASP Pilot Mildred “Micky” Axton, First Woman to Fly a B-29, Passed Away
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On This Day (2010): WASP Pilot Mildred “Micky” Axton, First Woman to Fly a B-29, Passed Away
On February 6, 2010, Mildred “Micky” Axton died at the age of 91 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, after a brief illness. Axton was a pilot with the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II and later worked as a flight test engineer. In May 1944, she became the first woman to pilot a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, one of the largest bombers used in the war. Her life reflects the changing role of women in American aviation and the service they gav…
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