Redwood Educational Technologies is proud to announce a special screening of their new 45-minute documentary – Courage in the Clouds: Cornelia Fort and the First Female Pilots of WWII – at Airbase Georgia in Peachtree City at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2023. Appearing along with Judith Stanford Miller, documentary writer and producer, will be Leontine Fort Linton LaPointe, Cornelia’s niece. Judith has worked closely with Leontine and other Fort family members for more than one year as she researched Cornelia’s life for the documentary.

Cornelia Fort (1919-1943) was the second woman pilot accepted into the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) in 1942 when the U.S. Army Air Forces reached out to experienced female pilots to perform ferrying duties within the United States. Cornelia was also the first woman military pilot to die in service to her country on March 21, 1943.

Following the documentary screening and discussion, from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., guests will have the opportunity to tour the Airbase Georgia hangar where volunteers are currently restoring a PT-19 delivered to Moton Field, Tuskegee, AL in November 1943. Moton Field was the only primary flight facility for African-American pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps (Army Air Forces) during World War II. This historic airplane was likely ferried by a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). In August 1943, the WAFS came under the umbrella of the WASP.