▁Tun ner , ▁who ▁as ▁colon el ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁AC FC ' s ▁Dom estic ▁Division ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁acqu iring ▁civil ian ▁fer ry ▁pil ots . ▁At ▁his ▁direction ▁Love ▁drew ▁up ▁a ▁plan ▁similar ▁to ▁Old s ' ▁that ▁Tun ner ▁forward ed ▁to ▁Arnold , ▁who ▁approved ▁it . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁A ux ili ary ▁Fer ry ing ▁Squadron ▁( W AF S ), ▁a ▁civil ian ▁organization ▁using ▁women ▁pil ots ▁already ▁identified ▁as ▁qualified ▁by ▁Love , ▁was ▁created ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Transport ▁Command ▁in ▁September , ▁just ▁as ▁C och ran ▁returned ▁from ▁Britain . ▁She ▁was ▁inc ensed , ▁and ▁Arnold ▁immediately ▁author ized ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁second ▁organization ▁( under ▁C och ran ), ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁F lying ▁Training ▁Det achment , ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁new ▁fer ry ▁pil ots . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁two ▁organizations ▁merged ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁Women ▁Air force ▁Service ▁Pil ots , ▁better ▁known ▁as ▁W AS P s . ▁ ▁Old s ' ▁first ▁heart ▁attack ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁resulting ▁in ▁his ▁replacement ▁in ▁command ▁by ▁Harold ▁L . ▁George . ▁Old s ▁returned ▁to ▁duty ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁commander ▁of ▁III ▁Bom ber ▁Command . ▁However ▁that ▁assignment ▁last ed ▁only ▁two ▁weeks , ▁and ▁he ▁became