Thursday, January 13, 2011

A Girl Named Frankie

On January 13, 1951, Mary Frances Housley was called to work, and on January 14 she became the Bravest Woman in America, going into a burning DC-4 eleven times to save passengers on her flight.  As Mackinlay Kantor wrote for the fifteenth anniversary of this tragedy, "and 11 times was just one time too many."  Frankie was "as brave a woman as ever breathed." Go read about this forgotten heroine.
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3 comments:

  1. HobieJanuary 13, 2011 at 8:18 AM

    Thanks.

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  2. David aka True Blue SamJanuary 16, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Hobie: You're welcome. Thank You for visiting and following the link. I have had that story noted on my computer desk for quite some time so I could bring it up for Frankie's anniversary. If I ever go through Knoxville I will stop and pay my respect.

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  3. UnknownJuly 30, 2012 at 6:34 PM

    Bravo to those who share the story or a real hero!!!

    If I ever pass through or near Knoxville I, too, shall stop and give my respect to that beloved Lady.

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