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First Chinese-American woman to fly for military died in fiery crash in a P-63.

Hazel Ying Lee received her pilot's license the very year she took her first flight. She was that passionate about flying.

A little more than a decade later, she died doing what she loved. The first Chinese-American woman to fly for the military, she was killed as she ferried a fighter plane from New York to Montana during World War II.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-35277_162-5 ... ery-crash/

Thank you Hazel Ying Lee.

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Well if I can't rollerskate around my playpen while smoking and drinking a beer, I'm staying home..

She was flying P-63A-10-BE 42-70412. Baugher comes through again:

Accident-Report.com lists the other P-63 as 42-70393.

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All right, Mister Dorfmann, start pullin'!
Pilot: "Flap switch works hard in down position."
Mechanic: "Flap switch checked OK. Pilot needs more P.T." - Flight report, TB-17G 42-102875 (Hobbs AAF)