Should mothers fly planes? Yes, they may, says the Civil Aeronautics Authority (all five of whom are fathers). Should expectant mothers do likewise ? Certainly not, says the CAA. This typically masculine decision got very much in the hair of blue-eyed Mrs. Betty Huyler Gillies, Long Island society matron and transport pilot. Last week she sent a message to CAA: lift that ban.
Bearer of the message and representative of the Ninety-Nines, an association of women fliers of which Mrs. Gillies is head, was Private Fliers Association Counsel Hav en B. Page (father of three). Mr. Page brandished five obstetricians' opinions on...
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