British Air Transport Auxiliary

Betty Lussier

    Third Officer in Air Transport Auxiliary from November 1942 thru April 1943
    Stationed at # 5 Ferry Pool at Luton.

    1943-1945 Service with Office of Strategic Services,
    counter-espionage (X2) branch in Algeria, Sicily,
    Italy and France.

    1950's Introduced hybrid corn into Morocco and started
    schools, maternity services and recreational facilities
    for farm labor.

    1960's Set up schools and family health clinics in slum areas
    of Madrid, Spain with volunteer assistance from
    Spanish teachers and doctors.

    1970's Graduated from the University of Maryland and
    Columbia University with studies in Community
    Organization and Development.

    1980's Returned to Morocco to take part in the first joint
    USA/Morocco Women's Development project, with
    A focus on identifying and setting up income
    generating activities for Moroccan women.

    1990's Evaluated and designed Human Development
    projects in New York state; working with the
    Haitian community and State health institutes.

    Publications: "Amid My Alien Corn" Lippincott Company
    Aircrafts Flown for the ATA:
    Hart, Magister, Fairchild, Tiger Moth, Anson and
    Austre.
    Hours Logged: 197


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