World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Dorothy Mae 'Dottie' Nichols
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Van Nuys, California
Honored By
WASP WWII
WOMEN AIRFORCE SERVICE PILOTS (WASP) CLASS 43-2. ENTERED THE WASP PROGRAM ON DECEMBER 15, 1942, AFTER SERVING AS AN INSPECTOR FOR THE CHEMICAL WARFARE SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. BASED WITH THE 6TH FERRYING GROUP AT LONG BEACH ARMY AIR BASE FLYING P-47, P-40 AND P-39 AIRCRAFT. DIED JUNE 11, 1944 ON TAKEOFF FROM AN AIRFIELD OUTSIDE BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA, WHEN THE P-39 SHE WAS FLYING CRASHED DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. SHE WAS ON A ROUTINE FERRYING FLIGHT FROM BUFFALO, NEW YORK.