1. A male pilot went home for the same reason.
2. But, the authors write, some male civilian pilots and veterans groups protested, and the women did not receive the same benefits accorded the WAC and WAVES.
3. Early that year, a bill proposing militarization of the WASPs was defeated in Congress, largely as a result of lobbying by male civilian pilots.
4. Gen. Hap Arnold found that the women were willing to take on dangerous assignments feared even by accomplished male pilots.
5. If they are forced to alter the course for her, they worry that standards will drop and morale of male pilots will suffer.
6. People saw a young, pregnant woman coming home with male pilots, and cast judgments and snide remarks.
7. The accusations underscore the depth of resentment some male pilots still feel toward permitting women into their once closed fraternity.
8. The probe was ordered by Gov. George Pataki after male pilots objected to a critical report by a military board.
9. The women said they have few problems getting along with the male pilots.
10. There was still a need for us at base after base, doing the aerial dishwashery that male pilots scorned.