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Pilot Mildred (Hemmons) Carter

Updated Jun 26, 2025
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Pilot Mildred (Hemmons) Carter
A graduate of the Tuskegee Institute she was denied work as a pilot as a Tuskegee Airman (wrong gender) and the WASP -- Women's Airforce Service Pilots (wrong race).
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See the wings on her jacket? See the big grin on her face? She seems to have so much spunk in the face of huge obstacles in 1940!
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12/04/2019
Great photograph.
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12/05/2019
Beauty...
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12/05/2019
So unfortunate that she never became a pilot 👩‍✈️ to serve back then.
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12/08/2019
What an amazing woman!
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