In 1932, when less than 1% of pilots in the U.S. were women, Hazel Ying Lee was one of them. Lee, the first Chinese-American woman aviator, was also the first Chinese-American woman to fly for the United States military. Women Airforce Service Pilots were often assigned the least desirable missions, such as winter trips in open cockpit airplanes. Lee flew ferrying and administrative flights in the PT17s, T-6 Texans, and the C-47, which could transport up to 6,000 pounds of cargo. In 1944, Lee at

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