AFK Shakes n Fidget Gilde
Thema drucken
06.01.2020 07:12
|
Many young men and woman sacrificed and gave of themselves to protect their homelands during WWII. Young Lilia Litviak was one such woman. Her story is one of talent and intense drive. As a woman aviator Ugo Amadi Seahawks Jersey , Lilia was something of a rarity. The fact that there were very few female fighter pilots during this period of time is something that is already known. Given that by the time the war broke out Lilia had already been training pilots for some years with 45 students under her belt simply makes her all the more impressive. It was clear from a very young age that Lilia was obsessed with flying. She joined a flight club and had taken her first solo flight by the time she was fifteen. She also went through military flight school during her teenage years. When the war broke out Lilia presented herself at a recruiting station but was turned down because of her lack of in-flight hours. She was told that she needed 1,000 hours in order to enlist. She presented herself at another recruiting station, wrote down “1,000” under flight hours, and was accepted into the service and sent off to boot camp. Boot camp was an intense, brief period Phil Haynes Seahawks Jersey , after which Lilia was soon to be seen in the skies in a Yak-1. |
|
Antworten
