The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-19
NO FUSS AND FEATHERS" FOR WAF SQUADRON'S BOSS
Director Nancy LoUe Gets Right Doscp to ,Job Of Organising Ne1C Women Ferry Pilots
Byy ANN FRANCE WILSON

Byy ANN FRANCE WILSON (NEA Service Staff Correspondent)
 Wilmington, Del, Sept. 19-There will be no fuss and feathers-no phony glarnor about the WAYS as far as Director Nancy Hardness Love Is concerned.
 That immediately becomes clear when you talk to her about the new Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squad ron which will enlist fifty expe- rienced women pilots to ferry the Air Forces fighting and training planes from place to place in the U. s.
 WAFS' UNIFORMS
 INCLUDE TROUSERS
 Uniforms? Yes, the WAYS will have uniforms, Mrs. Love told me at the Wilmington airport, where she is busy getting things lined up for her new command. She said that since the Army is not bestow- ing military rank on these girls, they'll be allowed to change to civilian colthes when their works done. They'll wear trousers on the job and skirts for street wear.
 Nancy Love is 28, extremely good-looking with large blue eyes and shock of prematurley grey hair. She has an engaging, frank manner. She wore 8 large chro- nometer nearly as wide as her wrist, 8 blue chambray Shirtwaist dress and orange mocassins, and carried 8 large satchel purse over her shoulder.
 Between distance calls to Washington, she explained what she expects the WAYS will be called upon to do.
 There's be a months training to start. we'll get drill in the morning, and half the day will be spent in classes-the other half flying.
 "Of course we're all experienced pilots but we'll have to prove we can really do job before they trust us with the multi-motored planes. You know, there's a lot of difference between landing plane at 60 mp.h. and 120 m.p.h." NEW RECRUITS GET OFFICERS BARRACKS
 She has flown for twelve years. Her husband is lieutenant colonel in the Air Transport Command. They left on their honeymoon in their own plane and took turns piloting it. Absolutely equal divi- sion of flying time," she assured me.
 She was the only woman among the B pilots who ferried bombers to Canada before the fall of France
 For the moment the WAYS will be limited to 50 members and Mrs. Love feels sure she'll have no trouble finding 50 efficient women pilots. She guessed there are about 800 or so licensed commercial pilots in the United States who would be available. The first five recruits are all from the eastern seaboard, but more are arriving from all over the United States.
 With the same easy "no-red-tape" manner she insisted ride back into town with her and three of the new WAYS. She stopped her converti- ble coupe in front of sad-looking pea-green barracks. Those are our headquarters. Not plain barracks we've been assigned to bachelor officers quarters really quite Snooty.
 i've even been able to talk the colonel into giving us full length mirror on each of the two floors and they'll put in Venetian blinds" she explained. Furthermore, we may join the officers club and eat in the officers mess, but of course we won't be here much, we'll be out on the road most of the time"
 The WAYS are under civil service and will receive $3,000 year. They'll be limited to domestic fying-and for the time being are on an ex- perimental basis.