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A North Carolina WASP

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		Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online

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With a degree in fine arts from Duke University and a private pilot's license, North Carolinian Katherine Lee Harris Adams took to the skies with the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. Test-flying repaired aircraft and transporting planes between bases, Kate Adams proudly served her country. This article appeared in the Fall 2003 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine. Available now at: http://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/collateral/articles/f03.north.carolina.WASP.pdf

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topics		audiences
20th Century People Technology Transportation Women's History World War II		Family, Adults, Educators Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, High School, College

NC school curriculum goals

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Grade: 4th 5th English/Language Arts 1, 2, 3 1 Social Studies 7 4

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Katherine Lee Harris Adams Katherine Adams Civilian Pilot Training pilots airforce planes military veterans