1.   She was the first woman pilot to be employed by a commercial airline.

2.   In a major departure from tradition the bill also permitted women pilots to fly combat missions, subject to the agreement of the air force and the navy.

3.   A remarkable woman pilot has returned to the skies where she learned to fly half a century ago, reliving wartime memories of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.

4.   Francke recalled one female pilot who told her that when she and other women pilots went out at night, they would wear civilian clothes.

5.   It marked the first time a woman pilot had flown solo across the country.

6.   Lots of women pilots handle such flights.

7.   Women pilots are, of course, nothing new.

8.   Fifty years ago, we had no women pilots or lorry drivers.

9.   Navy Lt. Kendra Williams, a native of Anchorage, Alaska, is credited with being the first U.S. woman pilot to drop bombs in combat.