Far from passive witnesses to — or victims of — the fighting in World War II, women took an active role in the war effort from the very start of the conflict.  Pictured: Pilot trainee Shirley Slade she sits on the wing of her Army trainer at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, July 19, 1943. In September, Slade graduated as part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots Class 43-5. (see more — WWII: Women in the Fight)

Far from passive witnesses to — or victims of — the fighting in World War II, women took an active role in the war effort from the very start of the conflict. 

Pictured: Pilot trainee Shirley Slade she sits on the wing of her Army trainer at Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, July 19, 1943. In September, Slade graduated as part of the Women Airforce Service Pilots Class 43-5.

(see more — WWII: Women in the Fight)

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