Comments on: Famed Aviatrix Dies At Age 85 http://www.pacificflyer.com/2010/02/famed-aviatrix-dies-at-age-85/ The Voice of Aviation Thu, 10 May 2012 05:08:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Bob Mullaly http://www.pacificflyer.com/2010/02/famed-aviatrix-dies-at-age-85/comment-page-1/#comment-7683 Bob Mullaly Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:37:41 +0000 http://www.pacificflyer.com/?p=621#comment-7683 I went to the Claire Walters Flight Academy in 1968 to 1969. Claire gave me the FAA test for pilot. I saw her at stores in Santa Monica after that and we exchanged memories. Wonderful person who I respected immensely. I went to the Claire Walters Flight Academy in 1968 to 1969. Claire gave me the FAA test for pilot. I saw her at stores in Santa Monica after that and we exchanged memories. Wonderful person who I respected immensely.

]]> By: THEME: Simplicity | 2010 Virtual PhotoWalk http://www.pacificflyer.com/2010/02/famed-aviatrix-dies-at-age-85/comment-page-1/#comment-302 THEME: Simplicity | 2010 Virtual PhotoWalk Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:58:23 +0000 http://www.pacificflyer.com/?p=621#comment-302 [...] The area north of Quartzsite was used as a training ground for General Patton’s troops during World War II.  Rocks were laid out in the desert for the pilots to know which way to fly, without taking the time to learn navigation skills.  Simple navigation, in other words. The rocks spell out  QUARTZSITE anarrow pointing the way and then the words 11 mi. Without being in the air, impossible to take the whole picture. My understanding was that many of the pilots were women.  Here is an interesting article about one such woman. [...] [...] The area north of Quartzsite was used as a training ground for General Patton’s troops during World War II.  Rocks were laid out in the desert for the pilots to know which way to fly, without taking the time to learn navigation skills.  Simple navigation, in other words. The rocks spell out  QUARTZSITE anarrow pointing the way and then the words 11 mi. Without being in the air, impossible to take the whole picture. My understanding was that many of the pilots were women.  Here is an interesting article about one such woman. [...]

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