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... that Betty Clements was mistakenly selected for secret missions associated with the
Manhattan Project? Source: "Following her training, Clements was assigned a supersecret mission related to the atomic bomb missions. Reportedly, Col. Paul W. Tibbetts Jr. requested a pilot from Washington with specified flying capabilities of a certain age and the ability to keep confidentiality. It was later reported that “[s]omeone in Washington evidently flipped a card file and pulled out G.E. Clements, not looking to see that G.E. was a she. ”Clements took orders and reported to Wendover Field in Utah where the officers who greeted her were allegedly amazed when a woman stepped out of the cockpit."
[1] "she flew as part of the Manhattan Project for the atomic bomb in the United States"
[2]
ALT1 ... that during World War Two, pilot Betty Clements was mistaken for a man and selected for secret missions associated with the
Manhattan Project?
Philafrenzy (
talk) 13:27, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
ALT3 ... that during World War II, pilot G. E. Clements was removed from training for secret missions associated with the
Manhattan Project when senior officers realized she was a woman? (Image caption would then be G. E. "Betty" Clements).
Philafrenzy (
talk) 15:31, 27 June 2023 (UTC)
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CeeGee: ... thank you for reviewing. Please check when have time.
Whispyhistory (
talk) 13:34, 29 June 2023 (UTC)
Everything is fine now. Good to go.
CeeGee 09:40, 30 June 2023 (UTC)