that woman was cornelia ford. she was one of the first people to actually spot the japanese flying toward pearl harbor. what i would like to do is share a little bit of an excerpt that was published in women's home companion. are you ready? >> give me a minute. >> i'm not quite as coordinated over here. >> this goes to page 122 for those of you who are falling along and i will just read a little bit of her bio. so cornelius ford was born in 1990 and she died in 1943. she was part of the u.s. women's exhilarating flying squadron. on the morning of december 7, 1941, civilian instructor pilot was airborne with a student pilot and an interstate cadet over pearl harbor. she flew a military aircraft flying directly at her. she took control and pulled up over the oncoming plane, only then did she see the rising sun emblem on its wings. moments later she realized pearl harbor was under attack. japanese zeros. in 1942 she invited ford, just 232 join the squadron with the women's air force service will so here's a little ex

cornelia ford was born in 1919 and she died in 1943. he was part of the us women's auxiliary flying squadron. on the morning of december 7, 1941, civilian instructor pilot cornelia fort was airborne with a student pilot at an interstate cadet monoplane over pearl harbor. she sought military aircraft fly directly at her. she took the controls and pulled up over the oncoming plane only then did she see the rising sun emblem on its wings. moments later she realized that pearl harbor was under attack. japanese zeros straight her plane, but she landed and ran to safety with her student pilot. in 1942, nancy hartness love invited for it, didn't-- then just 23 to join the women's auxiliary squadron later merged with the women's air force service pilots or whop. here's a little expert-- excerpt. i knew i was going to join the women's auxiliary ferrying squadron before the organization was reality. before it had a name, before it was anything but a radical idea in the minds of a few men who believed that women could fly airplanes, but i never kne