By Steve Forsyth
Betty Bishop could never have known that her World War II aircraft factory job when she was 18 would bring her a hero’s honor in 2020.
Surrounded by a small crowd and numerous cameras, Betty watched in November as the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing unveiled the nose of its restored P-63 Kingcobra, with yellow paint exclaiming the aircraft’s new name, “Miss Betty.”
Betty’s story started in 1943 when she joined the ranks of the burgeoning population of Rosie the Riveters, the thousands of women who filled the workforce in shipyards and factories to power the United States’ Arsenal of Democracy.