About Helen Wyatt Snapp
Lived 1918 – 2013 (aged 94). Helen Wyatt Snapp was an aircraft pilot.
Helen Maude Wyatt Snapp (May 1, 1918 – January 20, 2013) was an American aviator. Snapp became one of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in 1943.
Biography Snapp was born on May 1, 1918, and grew up in Washington, D.C. She graduated from Western High School. She planned on becoming a teacher and started taking classes at Mary Washington College. She started flying during her summer break and later began to train with the Civilian Pilot Training Program. She served as a WASP for two years and gained 1,000 hours of flight time. Afterwards, she became an advocate for the WASP to be recognized officially as military veterans.
Snapp died on January 20, 2013, in Pembroke Pines from complications coming after suffering a broken hip.
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Who was Helen Wyatt Snapp?
American aviator (1918-2013)
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Helen Wyatt Snapp was born on 1 May 1918.
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Helen Wyatt Snapp died on 20 January 2013 in Pembroke Pines.
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Helen Wyatt Snapp was an aircraft pilot.
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