Gertrude Tompkins Silver | |
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 Gertrude Tompkins Silver WASP photo. | |
| Born | Gertrude Vreeland Tompkins[1] October 16, 1911 Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Disappeared | October 26, 1944 (aged 33) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Status | Missing for 79 years, 10 months and 20 days |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Pilot |
| Era | World War II |
| Organization | Women Airforce Service Pilots |
| Spouse | Henry Silver |
| Notes | |
Graduated WASP Class 43-W-7[2] | |
Gertrude "Tommy" Tompkins Silver (October 16, 1911 – disappeared October 26, 1944) was the only Women Airforce Service Pilots member to go missing during World War II.[3]
- ^ "Gertrude Vreeland Tompkins Silver". www.militaryhallofhonor.com. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ "WASP Class 43-W-7 - Texas Woman's University". twu.edu. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 28, 2018.
- ^ Slater, Stefan (September 16, 2014). "The Lost Wasp - Southbay". Southbay. Archived from the original on January 29, 2018.
[...] she accomplished what most women during World War II could never even dream of doing. "Girls weren't supposed to become pilots of massive fighter planes[,]"