Английская Википедия:Adela Riek Scharr
Шаблон:Short description Adela "Del" Riek Scharr (August 10, 1907 – March 11, 1998) was an American aviator. Scharr was the first woman in St. Louis to earn her commercial flight license and worked as a flight instructor at Lambert Field. Scharr was recruited in 1942 to join the Women's Axillary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) and later flew planes as a WASP. Scharr was also the first woman to fly a P-39 Bell Aircobra. After World War II, Scharr was commissioned as a major in the Air Force and also worked as a teacher.
Biography
Scharr was born and raised in St. Louis.[1] She earned her bachelor's degree from Harris Teachers College (now Harris-Stowe State College) in 1929.[1] While she was at college, she began to become interesting in flying.[2] She started teaching in elementary schools in St. Louis after college.[1] In 1934, she earned her master's degree in education from the University of Missouri at Columbia.[1][3] Scharr started flying in 1935.[3] In 1938, she was working as a flight instructor at Lambert Field, where she met her husband, Harold N. Scharr.[3] The couple married in 1939 and she was forced to quit teaching after she married.[3][2] In 1940, Scharr became the first woman to earn her commercial license at Lambert Field.Шаблон:Sfn[4] After she was forced out of teaching public school, she went on to teach at the Civilian Pilot Training Program at St. Louis University.Шаблон:Sfn
In 1941, Scharr was part of a "Powder Puff Squadron" to repel enemy aircraft that people felt might be able to make their way inland.[5] Scharr joined the Women's Axillary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) in 1942.[3] By the time she was invited to join, she had 1,429 of flight time.Шаблон:Sfn She worked with Nancy Love and was part of the first squadron sent to Romulus Army Air Base where newly built aircraft were both inspected and refueled.Шаблон:Sfn Love put her in charge of WAFS at the Romulus initially, though later, Love removed Scharr from Romulus and Scharr reported to the 2nd Ferrying Group in Wilmington.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn When the WAFS became the WASP, she continued to fly and ferry military planes.[1] She was asked to join the WASP in 1943 and made up the first group of women who joined.[6] She was the first woman to fly a P-39 Bell Aircobra.[4] Scharr flew the P-39 from Montreal to Los Angeles and had been prepared to fly by watching a short film and reading the instruction booklet for the plane.[6]
In 1948, she became an officer of the Ninety-Nines.[7] Scharr received a commission from the Air Force in 1949, where she joined as a major.[3][8] She also returned to teaching around the same time, after the law forbidding married women from teaching was lifted.Шаблон:Sfn In 1961, she flew a C-135 jet for the Air Force to prove that women could fly that type of aircraft.Шаблон:Sfn Scharr retired from the Air Force Reserves in August 1967.[3] She retired from teaching in St. Louis in 1972.[1]
Scharr died on March 11, 1998, after a long illness.[1]
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