tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303268314503018808.post3385081263781495446..comments2024-03-27T12:14:43.107-07:00Comments on WASP Final Flight: Esther Emma Rose Noffke, 44-W-2 June 28, 2013Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303268314503018808.post-28912566135967719412018-05-31T12:54:15.078-07:002018-05-31T12:54:15.078-07:00I thank her for all she did and her service in the...I thank her for all she did and her service in the military. Esther Nofkee was my Great Aunt and she still touches my life today even though she is no longer with us. I just wish I could've met her in person, unfortunately I never had that opportunity. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891099815409028545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5303268314503018808.post-28231415790186194082014-11-08T12:08:48.124-08:002014-11-08T12:08:48.124-08:00I still recall vividly that moment at Elmhurst Air...I still recall vividly that moment at Elmhurst Airport, when Esther had me stop the J3 at mid-field while she quickly exited the plane, telling me, "Take her around!" My solo!<br /><br />Knowing her then (c. 1952), I wondered why the Air Force had no women pilots, but it took decades before the government acknowledged what we already knew.<br /><br />Thank you, Esther. Kevin Murphyhttp://www.murderandwriting.comnoreply@blogger.com