Elizabeth Strohfus
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Elizabeth Strohfus (November 15, 1919 – March 6, 2016) was an American
Strohfus, who was the fifth of her parents' six children, was born on November 19, 1919, in
The WASPs were disbanded in December 1944.[1] Her application to become a pilot at Northwest Airlines was rejected.[2] Instead, she became an aircraft controller in Wyoming.[2] She then moved back to Faribault, where she married and had children.[1]
Strohfus began speaking about her experience as a member of WASP and a female aviator beginning in the 1980s. In 1991, she became one of the first women to pilot an
Strohfus died from complications from a fall at the Milestone Senior Living Center in Faribault, Minnesota, on March 6, 2016, at the age of 96.[2][3]
On June 24, 2017, the field at the Faribault Municipal Airport was renamed the "Liz Wall Strohfus Field" in her honor.[4]
References
- ^ Military Times (Associated Press). 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Borgertpoepping, Daniel (2016-03-07). "Faribault icon Betty Strohfus passes away at the age of 96". Faribault Daily News. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Strohfus, World War II-era pilot, dies at 96". The Washington Post. 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ^ Olson, Gunnar (2017-06-17). "Honoring Faribault's foremost aviator, Liz Wall Strohfus Field dedication set for June 24". Faribault Daily News. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
