Aircraft Wrecks in the Mountains and Deserts of the American West

Press Release for Veteran's Day Memorial Ceremony

On Veterans Day November 11, 2008 a luncheon will be held at the Proud Bird Restaurant to honor all WWII WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots), including those thirty-eight who lost their lives in the line of duty, and to especially honor the memory of Gertrude Tompkins Silver. Gertrude disappeared on October 24, 1944 after taking off from what is now LAX in a factory fresh P-51D Mustang fighter plane.  She is the only missing WASP pilot. A bronze memorial plaque will be dedicated at the luncheon and placed at the LAX Flight Path Museum and Learning Center for permanent display. Attendees will include Gertrude’s next of kin, WASP pilots, representatives of city, county, and state governments, as well as the armed forces, aviation industry, and the Gertrude Tompkins Silver search team members.

This event is sponsored through the efforts of U. S. Army Chaplin Jeffery W. Clemens now serving in Afghanistan, in partnership with the Flight Path Museum and Learning Center, the Western Museum of Flight, and G. Pat Macha coordinator.

For more information about this event and Gertrude Tompkins Silver please visit www.aircraftwrecks.com or e-mail Pat@aircraftwrecks.com .