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force. Commanding officers at stations where WASPs were on duty could arrange for a WASP squadron, organized with a squadron leader to be designated by the commanding officer form a list of qualified WASPs maintained by the Director of Women Pilots for the purpose; also for a WASP squadron executive to be designated by the WASP squadron leader as her principal assistant; also a WASP squadron executive for operations, also to be designated by the WASP squadron leader, and to be responsible for assignment of WASPs to missions as required by station operations, for dissemination to WASPs of information regarding safety regulations, technical orders and essential instructions, and compliance therewith, for maintenance of operations records and statistic; also a WASP squadron executive for administration and supply; and such other officers as the WASP squadron leader with the approval of the commanding officer, might designate. WASP were not to be utilized outside the continental limits of the United States and Canada without special approval of the Commanding General, AAF. Correspondence between the Director of Women Pilots and WASP staff executives and WASP squadron leaders was authorized but to be routed through command channels. The WASP staff advisers were to assist and advise commanding officers on all non-operational activities of WASP such as welfare, conduct, housing and dress, and could be either on flying or non-flying status. The inadequacy or incapacity of a WASP to perform required flying duty was to be submitted to a Flying Evaluation Board as provided by AAF Regulation 60-2 and the findings of the Flying Evaluation Board were to be reported to the Director of Women Pilots in order to provide opportunity for transfer or reassignment to further training or other duties. In the case of disciplinary action or the discharge of a WASP,

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