Collection finding aid (offsite)
M. Joan Whelan Lyle (b. 1920) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, served in the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) in 1943-1944. Joan Whelan Lyle was born on 12 March 1920 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated from St. Lois Park High School in 1937 and enrolled at the University of Minnesota. While there, Lyle took private flying lessons. With other student pilots, she formed the Minneapolis Flying Club and eventually earned her instructor's rating. In 1942, she graduated from college and worked briefly as a flight instructor at the Minneapolis Airport. She then attended air traffic control training in Chicago and worked in the control tower in Cincinnati while waiting to get into the WASP. After several unsuccessful attempts to join the WASP, in spring of 1943 Lyle appealed her [...] Read more
| Interested in being notified about new results for this query? |
|---|
| Set up a personal email alert or subscribe to the RSS feed. |