[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 87 (Thursday, June 29, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE WOMEN IN AMERICAN AVIATION

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                          HON. LAMAR S. SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 29, 2006

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the Ninety-Nines, Inc. the 
International Organization of Women Pilots, which was founded by Amelia 
Earhart in 1929, is holding their International Conference in 
Washington, DC, July 5 through July 9, 2006.
  Many of their members served as WASPS during World War II, ferrying 
airplanes throughout the United States and Europe. Today, their members 
are commercial airline pilots for major airlines, general aviation 
pilots and pilots in the Armed Forces serving all over the world.
  The Ninety-Nines mission in the fields of aviation and aerospace is 
primarily educational and charitable. They have sponsored aerospace 
workshops for teachers, airport tours for school children, fear-of-
flying clinics for airline passengers and flight revalidation seminars.
  More than 75 percent of the Federal Aviation Administration pilot 
safety programs in the United States are sponsored by the Ninety-Nines.
  Their visit to Washington during the Fourth of July is a special 
celebration and will allow them to honor women in aviation in this very 
special city that speaks to the heart of each of their members.




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