An 89-Year-Old “Poor” Woman Took Seat 1A In Business Class. When The Flight Attendant Called The Captain To Kick Her Out, He Turned Pale And Saluted

The flight attendant stood in confusion. “Captain, who is she?”

The Captain straightened up and looked at his crew with a stern gaze.

“This woman,” he said loudly so the entire cabin could hear, “was flying fighter jets before most of you were even a thought. She ferried bombers from factories to the front lines during the war. She taught the instructors who taught me.”

It turned out Arlene was one of the WASPs—women pilots whose heroism had been forgotten for decades. They weren’t considered military, they weren’t paid pensions, they were simply erased from history.

“This airline only exists because of people like her,” the Captain added. “She has more right to be on this plane than I do.”