2 0 1 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Women ▁Air - force ▁Service ▁Pil ot ▁( W AS P ) ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁A ux ili ary ▁Fer ry ▁Squadron . ▁She ▁was ▁considered ▁a ▁fer ry ▁pilot ▁where ▁she ▁would ▁pick ▁up ▁and ▁deliver ▁various ▁military ▁aircraft ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁fact ories ▁and ▁air b ases ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁She ▁won ▁the ▁Air ▁Medal , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁woman ▁awarded ▁one ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁▁ ▁London ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁Washington . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Washington ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁she ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁Civil ian ▁Pil ot ▁Training ▁program , ▁while ▁working ▁at ▁Bo eing ▁on ▁B - 1 7 s . ▁She ▁soon ▁became ▁a ▁flying ▁instruct or , ▁flying ▁sea ▁plan es ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁land ▁plan es . ▁Appro xim ately ▁one ▁woman ▁was ▁admitted ▁for ▁every ▁ten ▁men ▁to ▁this ▁program . ▁Her ▁mother ▁was ▁very ▁support ive ▁of ▁her ▁decision ▁to ▁fly . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁London ▁joined ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁A ux ili ary ▁Fer ry ing ▁Squadron ▁which ▁was ▁later ▁called ▁Women ' s ▁Air force ▁Service ▁Pil ots , ▁a ▁program ▁which ▁delivered ▁military ▁aircraft ▁across ▁the ▁country . ▁At ▁ 2 2 ▁years ▁old , ▁London ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁of