Memorandum, Hiring Civilian Women Pilots

September 15, 1942 Subject: Hiring Civilian Women Pilots To : Commanding Officer, 2nd Ferrying Group Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command New Castle Army Air Base Wilmington, Delaware 1. In accordance with previous oral understand- ing, you will retain women civilian pilots under existing Givil Service Regulations in such numbers as may be required by the exigencies and operations of your Group, who are to be paid a minimum salary of $3,000 per annum. Applicants may be employed or rejected at your discretion and thereafter subjected to discipline and dis- charge in exactly the same manner as male civilian pilots are now handled. 2. You will establish such physical facilities as may be required for the proper handling of women pilots. 3. You are authorized to appoint as Chief Woman Pilot Mrs. Nancy Love. 4. The following minimum requirements will be observed in the retention of women pilots: a American citizenship b. Must be between ages of 21 and 35 c. Must have a high school education d. Must have CAA Commercial Certificate (validated) le Must have 500 certified hours L. Must hold CAA 200 h. p. rating g. Must have two letters of recommendation outlining applicant's experience and qualifications from former employers or prominent people in the community who can be easily contacted. Note: Must have had 50 hrs. in the last 12 months. 5. As an alternative to the requirements of paragraph 4, women civilian pilots may be retained who have graduated from the G. P. T. cross-country course of instruction for -1-