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In closing this reference to medical aspects of the program not treated elsewhere in this report, the following is quoted from the overall medical report: "It is no longer a matter of speculation that graduate WASPs were adapted physically, mentally, and psychologically to the type of flying assigned. Commanding Officers were almost unanimous in reporting that their (WASP) deactivation was keenly felt. Surgeons stated that they stood up well to their job; that the male personnel lost more time due to being grounded.

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A SUGGESTION CONCERNING ANY FUTURE PROGRAM

In any future women pilot program there might be some advantages obtained by having the women pilots handle completely certain phases of operational duty, as for example, target towing. Should this be done, it should not include types of duty used for post-graduate training of male pilots. For example, some of the field reports state that ferrying of smaller planes is used for giving pilots experience and advancing them to the heavier planes - consequently women pilots should not block this process by taking over and staying with this class of ferrying. The same seems true of navigational flights. The women in such classes of duty should also be there for transitional purposes.


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