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Sunday-What'sUP September 16 - 11:05 pm

By Charlie at Pasty Central (Chopper) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 05:53 am:

This weekend the Detroit Free Press features the story of the first female pilots in the Air Force, who earned their wings 35 year ago this month.

Mary Livingston (family photo)
One of those pioneering ladies was Mary Livingston of Manistique. How exciting it must have been to be a part of that history-making class! Mary went on to become a flight instructor, Air Force Academy economics instructor, detachment commander and recruiting squadron commander. Congratulations on the anniversary this month, and thanks to Zlati Meyer of the Free Press for bringing the news.

As you may know, the Detroit Free Press gave a major boost to Pasty Central almost 15 years ago when the Food Editor featured our story, a story that was picked up and repeated around the country. Because of the outpouring of pasty orders - and requests for more pictures from the U.P. - we started the daily Pasty Cam. A few years later, our Sunday Shoebox Memory feature evolved, and the Free Press is still helping us out after all these years.

Have a good week :o)

By FJL (Langoman) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 08:51 am:

OFF, into the wild blue yonder............

By Shirley Waggoner (Shirlohio) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 09:23 am:

This is interesting, Charlie, and comes at a time when I'm re-reading my Anne Morrow Lindbergh books. As you probably know, she also was a (non-military) pilot and co-pilot with her famous husband. These women had/have a lot of moxie!

By Janie T. (Bobbysgirl) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 10:18 am:

One smart lady here, there's more to life out of the kitchen!

By Helen Marie Chamberlain (Helen) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 11:16 am:

Oh, how neat this is! Thanks so for these pics.
SO proud! Happy Sunday!

By Diana P. (Diana) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 12:37 pm:

Excellent choice today, Charlie!

Not to take anything away from Mary Livingston's fantastic accomplishments, but I'm betting that her parents helped to instill confidence in her so Mary knew she could become whatever she put her mind to, and then faithfully encouraged her to break out of the mold of that time and follow her dreams.

Kudos to the UP's Mary Livingston, as well as the other nine women who became the first female Air Force pilots 35 years ago!

By JIM NICHOLAS (Jimnick) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 03:06 pm:

JUST WONDERING, WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE
PICTURES CLICKABLE TO ENLARGE THEM FOR SOME OF
US OLDER READERS? GOD BLESS

By Alex "UP-Goldwinger" (Alex) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 03:26 pm:

Jim...in the lower right hand corner of your screen, you should see something like 100%, 150%, etc., click on it and you can select up to 400%. This will enlarge the picture, the print and your viewing area. I keep mine at 150%. Hope this helps.

By Tom Strohl (Reccepilot) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 03:51 pm:

I was very proud when my Air Force introduced females into the military flying community. It was long overdue and there was little doubt as to their skills and capabilities. Mary Livingston has a lot of stories to tell her grandchildren. If she is like the rest of us, some of those stories may be a bit exaggerated. I think it is worth mentioning another U.P. pioneer, Nancy Harkness Love of Houghton. She established and commanded the Air Corp Ferrying Command in World War II. Ever hear of Love Field near Dallas, Texas?

By Shirley Waggoner (Shirlohio) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 04:46 pm:

Reccepilot, thanks for that bit of info, often wondered but never knew where the name (Love Field) came from.

By JIM NICHOLAS (Jimnick) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 06:13 pm:

THANK YOU ALEX; I AM USING GOOGLE CHROME, SO I
HAD TO LOOK ELSEWHERE BUT FOUND WHAT YOU
WERE TALKING ABOUT. JIM

By Mike Schneider (Upmike) on Sunday, September 16, 2012 - 08:13 pm:

Great photos and story. Do you know where the photos were taken?

By ILMHitCC (Ilmhitcc) on Monday, September 17, 2012 - 04:38 pm:

Though I admit I like your version a lot better, Tom, Love Field is named (in 1917) after Lt. Moss Lee Love, an Army pilot who died in a 1913 San Diego plane crash.

By Tom Strohl (Reccepilot) on Monday, September 17, 2012 - 09:47 pm:

Bravo ILMHitCC for correcting my historical error. My source was an article published by the Houghton County Historical Society and I checked no further. Lt Love of the US Army 11th Cavalry was the 10th US Army aviation fatality.

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