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　　During World War II, American women pilots weretrained to fly non-combat missions so that mencould fly fighter planes. U.S. officials gave the womenpermission to fly military aircraft as civilian pilots,but not in battle or over enemy lines.

　　Bernice Falk Haydu was one of those pilots. She isnow 94 years old. She was recently recognized forher service. She received an honorary doctorate fromthe Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology inNew York City.

　　She and the other women pilots volunteered to fly in what was a time of great crisis in theUnited States and around the world. Women who knew how to fly airplanes wanted to becomeactive in the war effort.

　　In 1943, the U.S. government created a group it called WASP -- the Women's Airforce ServicePilots. Its members did not belong to the armed forces, so they did not get the pay, health careand other benefits that military pilots received. Twenty-five thousand women asked to becomeWASPs, but just 1,800 were accepted. Of that, 1,000 completed the training. Bee Haydu wasone of them.

　　"Flying at night so that the beacons would have an opportunity to practice, to towing targetsso that the anti-aircraft could shoot at the target with live bullets. And, I think that was one ofthe most dangerous jobs."

　　Thirty-eight of the WASPs died during World War II. Bee Haydu says she knew the work wasdangerous, but it was something she had to do.

　　"I wanted to do more for my country than what I was doing, just being a secretary in a war-related product. However, I wanted to do more. And, so, I felt a little more fulfilled when I wasflying for the country."

　　In 1977, the government ruled that the WASPs were military veterans. They could receive thesame benefits as men who fought in the war.

　　In 2009, Bee Haydu went to the White House to see President Barack Obama sign a bill thatawarded the Congressional Gold Medal to all the female fliers.

　　"I was one of three WASPs who was there who, who witnessed him sign it. I was impressed.He's a wonderful talker."

　　Bee Haydu told students at Vaughn College that she had to use her own money to travel to abase in Texas and to pay for her military uniform. She says she and the other women werepaid $250 a month.

　　She says in those days women did not fly big military planes.

　　"The significance is that we dared to cross the line and fly large military aircraft. So, you know,cause never before had bombers, pursuits -- all kinds of trainers -- been flown. We flew everyaircraft manufactured for World War Two."

　　Bee Haydu says she loved to fly and is honored to have helped her country.

　　She was married for 50 years.

　　To a pilot, of course.

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