Origin of flight nursing in the United States Army Air Forces

The years of World War II mark the first extensive use of flight nurses in the United States military. These select flight nurses in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, set the precedent for a unique field of nursing which has continued to the present day. This historical study traces the origin of flight nursing in the United States Army Air Forces from 1937, when the need for specially designated flight nurses could not be justified, until 1942, when flight nursing in the United States Army Air Forces became a reality.