Being quite interested, she contacted General Henry H. Arnold suggesting that a similar organization be founded in the United States.
[2][3] Initially, the training in Houston, TX, lasted 23 weeks and included 115 hours of flying time.
[4] Because they were not considered a real part of the army, they and other women pilot organizations were not guaranteed all the rights of veterans.
If a woman pilot was killed while on duty, her family would pay for her body to be shipped home, and they couldn't hang a golden star in their window to show the sacrifice they had made.
Also, any women pilots who died in training didn't have the right to have an American Flag draped over their coffin.