TIL that on the 26th of October 1944, WASP member Gertrude Tompkins Silver disappeared while transporting a P51-D Mustang from Los Angeles, CA to Palm Springs, CA. The plane and/or Silver were never found. Silver is the only known WASP member to go missing during a World War II flight.
TIL that on the 26th of October 1944, WASP member Gertrude Tompkins Silver disappeared while transporting a P51-D Mustang from Los Angeles, CA to Palm Springs, CA. The plane and/or Silver were never found. Silver is the only known WASP member to go missing during a World War II flight.
