▁and ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁she ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁El m endorf ▁Air ▁Force ▁Base ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 0 4 0 th ▁Air ▁Base ▁Group . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁she ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Air ▁Force . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁Lake ▁W orth ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁be ▁closer ▁to ▁her ▁parents . ▁James ▁stayed ▁active ▁with ▁flying ▁groups ▁during ▁her ▁ret irement . ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Nin ety ▁N ines , ▁and ▁the ▁P - 4 7 ▁Th under bol t ▁Pil ots ▁Association . ▁When ▁the ▁Gr um man ▁corpor ation ▁heard ▁her ▁say ▁in ▁a ▁CBS ▁document ary ▁about ▁the ▁Air ▁Force , ▁Top ▁Fl ight , ▁that ▁the ▁only ▁thing ▁she ▁hadn ' t ▁flow n ▁was ▁a ▁jet , ▁the ▁company ▁arranged ▁for ▁her ▁to ▁fly ▁an ▁F - 1 4 . ▁She ▁was ▁still ▁flying ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 6 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁James ▁died ▁in ▁hosp ice . ▁Her ▁remains ▁were ▁cre m ated ▁and ▁inter red ▁in ▁Pitts burgh . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁a ▁bi ography ▁about ▁James , ▁called ▁On ▁W ings ▁to ▁War : ▁Ter esa ▁James , ▁A vi ator ▁and ▁written ▁by ▁Jan ▁Church ill ▁was ▁published . ▁The ▁book ▁gives ▁a