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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/ww2_pilot_audio.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Woman World War II Pilot Honored' data-article-id='437'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12604'>During World War II, American women pilots were trained to fly non-combat missions so that men could fly fighter planes. </span> <span data-start-time='12604' data-end-time='25188'>U.S. officials gave the women permission to fly military aircraft as civilian pilots, but not in battle or over enemy lines.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='25188' data-end-time='30917'>Bernice Falk Haydu was one of those pilots. </span> <span data-start-time='30917' data-end-time='34833'>She is now 94 years old.</span> <span data-start-time='34833' data-end-time='38646'>She was recently recognized for her service.</span> <span data-start-time='38646' data-end-time='48625'>She received an honorary doctorate from the Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology in New York City.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='48625' data-end-time='59667'>She and the other women pilots volunteered to fly in what was a time of great crisis in the United States and around the world. </span> <span data-start-time='59667' data-end-time='67146'>Women who knew how to fly airplanes wanted to become active in the war effort.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='67146' data-end-time='79188'>In 1943, the U.S. government created a group it called WASP -- the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots. </span> <span data-start-time='79188' data-end-time='92063'>Its members did not belong to the armed forces, so they did not get the pay, health care and other benefits that military pilots received. </span> <span data-start-time='92063' data-end-time='59813'>Twenty-five thousand women asked to become WASPs, but just 1,800 were accepted. </span> <span data-start-time='59813' data-end-time='105708'>Of that, 1,000 completed the training.</span> <span data-start-time='105708' data-end-time='108667'>Bee Haydu was one of them.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='108667' data-end-time='122771'>“Flying at night so that the beacons would have an opportunity to practice, to towing targets so that the anti-aircraft could shoot at the target with live bullets. </span> <span data-start-time='122771' data-end-time='125854'>And, I think that was one of the most dangerous jobs.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='125854' data-end-time='131250'>Thirty-eight of the WASPs died during World War II. </span> <span data-start-time='131250' data-end-time='139125'>Bee Haydu says she knew the work was dangerous, but it was something she had to do.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='139125' data-end-time='146875'>“I wanted to do more for my country than what I was doing, just being a secretary in a war-related product. </span> <span data-start-time='146875' data-end-time='150333'>However, I wanted to do more. </span> <span data-start-time='150333' data-end-time='157667'>And, so, I felt a little more fulfilled when I was flying for the country.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='157667' data-end-time='165229'>In 1977, the government ruled that the WASPs were military veterans. </span> <span data-start-time='165229' data-end-time='171729'>They could receive the same benefits as men who fought in the war.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='171729' data-end-time='187604'>In 2009, Bee Haydu went to the White House to see President Barack Obama sign a bill that awarded the Congressional Gold Medal to all the female fliers.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='187604' data-end-time='192917'>“I was one of three WASPs who was there who, who witnessed him sign it. </span> <span data-start-time='192917' data-end-time='193958'>I was impressed. </span> <span data-start-time='193958' data-end-time='197625'>He's a wonderful talker.”</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='197625' data-end-time='210542'>Bee Haydu told students at Vaughn College that she had to use her own money to travel to a base in Texas and to pay for her military uniform. </span> <span data-start-time='210542' data-end-time='217833'>She says she and the other women were paid $250 a month.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='217833' data-end-time='225396'>She says in those days women did not fly big military planes.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='225396' data-end-time='232792'>“The significance is that we dared to cross the line and fly large military aircraft. </span> <span data-start-time='232792' data-end-time='241021'>So, you know, cause never before had bombers, pursuits -- all kinds of trainers -- been flown. </span> <span data-start-time='241021' data-end-time='245188'>We flew every aircraft manufactured for World War Two.” </span> </p><p><span data-start-time='245188' data-end-time='252667'>Bee Haydu says she loved to fly and is honored to have helped her country.</span> <span data-start-time='252667' data-end-time='256313'>She was married for 50 years.</span> <span data-start-time='256313' data-end-time='259667'>To a pilot, of course.</span> </p><p><span data-start-time='259667' data-end-time='262667'>I’m Christopher Jones-Cruise.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/to_express_interest.m4a'><span>to express interest</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/the_meaning_of_something.m4a'><span>the meaning of something</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/given_as_a_sign_of_honor.m4a'><span>given as a sign of honor</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=2581 data-hint-location='38646' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/what_does_honorary_mean.m4a'>What does <strong>honorary</strong> mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='given as a sign of honor'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/a_violent_storm.m4a'><span>a violent 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/nurse.m4a'><span>nurse</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/doctor.m4a'><span>doctor</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/secretary.m4a'><span>secretary</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/teacher.m4a'><span>teacher</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2583 data-hint-location='79188' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/why_didnt_the_wasps_receive_the_same_benefits_other_military_pilots_did.m4a'>Why didn't the WASPs receive the same benefits other military pilots did?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='they didn't belong to the armed forces'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/they_didnt_belong_to_the_armed_forces.m4a'><span>they didn't belong to the armed forces</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/they_were_not_trained.m4a'><span>they were not trained</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/they_didnt_fly_planes.m4a'><span>they didn't fly planes</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/they_were_women.m4a'><span>they were women</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=2584 data-hint-location='67146' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/what_does_wasp_stand_for.m4a'>What does WASP stand for?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Women's Airforce Service Pilots'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/service_women.m4a'><span>Service Women</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/world_war_women.m4a'><span>World War Women</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/womens_airforce_service_pilots.m4a'><span>Women's Airforce Service Pilots</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/women_in_war.m4a'><span>Women in War</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2585 data-hint-location='157667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/in_1977_the_government_ruled_that_the_wasps_were__blank__veterans.m4a'>In 1977, the government ruled that the WASPs were <span class='blank'>military</span> veterans.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='military'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/sports.m4a'><span>sports</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/pilot.m4a'><span>pilot</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/military.m4a'><span>military</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/not.m4a'><span>not</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2586 data-hint-location='12604' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/women_flew_military_aircrafts_as__blank__pilots.m4a'>Women flew military aircrafts as <span class='blank'>civilian</span> pilots.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='civilian'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/expert.m4a'><span>expert</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/trained.m4a'><span>trained</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/civilian.m4a'><span>civilian</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/military.m4a'><span>military</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=2587 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/_american_women_pilots_were_trained_to_fly_noncombat_missions_during__blank_.m4a'> American women pilots were trained to fly non-combat missions during <span class='blank'>World War II</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='World War II'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/the_vietnam_war.m4a'><span>The Vietnam War</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/the_gulf_war.m4a'><span>The Gulf War</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/world_war_i.m4a'><span>World War I</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/191/world_war_ii.m4a'><span>World War II</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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