▁them ▁all . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁one ▁to ▁join . ▁Her ▁first ▁mission ▁was ▁in ▁late ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁London ▁and ▁five ▁other ▁women ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁task ▁to ▁deliver ▁Pi per ▁C ubs ▁from ▁Del aware ▁to ▁an ▁aircraft ▁factory ▁in ▁Pennsylvania ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁prove ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁fly ▁air plan es . ▁London ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁others ▁succeeded ▁in ▁this ▁mission . ▁Another ▁mission ▁London ▁fle w ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁five ▁other ▁women ▁and ▁sevent een ▁male ▁pil ots ▁in ▁deliver ing ▁several ▁P T - 1 7 s . ▁They ▁each ▁took ▁a ▁plane ▁from ▁Mont ana ▁to ▁fly ▁and ▁deliver ▁to ▁an ▁air base ▁in ▁Tennessee . ▁On ▁the ▁second ▁day , ▁London ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁women ▁had ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁air base ▁while ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁had ▁not . ▁This ▁proved ▁to ▁the ▁Army ▁that ▁women ▁were ▁not ▁only ▁capable ▁of ▁flying , ▁but ▁could ▁fly ▁larger ▁plan es . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁she ▁became ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁Long ▁Beach ▁ 6 th ▁Fer ry ing ▁Group ▁at ▁ ▁D augh ert y ▁Field ▁and ▁the ▁program ▁was ▁renamed ▁to ▁the ▁Women ▁Air - force ▁Service ▁Pil ots . ▁ ▁In ▁one ▁ten - day ▁period ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁London ▁fle w ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁miles . ▁ ▁For ▁these ▁accomplish ments , ▁she ▁was