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Program of Dedication

Welcoming Comments:
Jan Churchill............................. Delaware 99s
Drew Angeine.............................. Airport Manager New Castel Country

Guest Speakers:
Capt. Rita V deArmond..................... U.S. Air Force Office of History
Col. Henry R. Johnston(Ret.).............. Wilmington Warriors 
Flight Capt. Ben Warne,M.B.E.............. Air Transport Auxiliary, "ATA"
Betty H. Gillies.......................... WAFS and WASPS

First Pilots of the Ferry Command
Bernice I. Batten
Delphine Bohn
Phyllis Burchfield
Helen Mary Clark
Nancy Batson (Crews)*
Kathryn Bernheim (Fine)*
Barbara J. Erickson (London)
Betsy Ferguson (Woodward)
Dorothy Fulton
Betty H. Gillies*
Teresa James
Lenore L. McElroy
Helen McGilvery[[cross]]
Gertrude Meserve(Tubbs)*
Florence Miller (Watson)
Esther Nelson
Barbara Poole (Shoemaker)*
Esther Rathfelder (Westervelt)[[cross]]
Aline Rhonie (Brooks)[[cross]]
Helen Richards (Prosser)
Adela Scharr*
Katherine R. Thompson (Rawls)
Barbara Towne (Fasken)
Barbara Donahue (Ross)
Dorothy Scott [[double cross]] 
Evelyn Sharp [[double cross]]
Cornelia Fort [[double cross]]
* Attending Dedication/ [[cross]] Deceased/ [[double cross]] Killed in service

Sponsors

Active Crane Rentals, Inc. - Lloyd Schmeusser
Bancroft Buiders, Inc. - Steve Mockbee
Consolidated Business Travel - Charlie Friswell
Mrs. Richard C. duPont
Groundwater/Environmental Inc.- Mr & Mrs. Richard Raymond 
Frederic G. Krapf, III
Helen Sinibaldi
George T. Weymouth
Efficient Catering Service - Airport Terminal

Aircraft Exhibitors

Robert Bean - Stearman
James E. Beansley, Esq.- P-51 & At-6
Ernest McCormick - J-3 Cub
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum - PT-19
Steve Roberts - AT-6 and World War II Command Car