Palacioz Broke Barriers, Built B-29s And Inspired Women In Aviation

Connie Palacioz

Connie Palacioz.

Credit: Brett Schauf/Doc’s Friends
WICHITA—Connie Palacioz, an original “Rosie the Riveter,” punched rivets in the nose sections of B-29 Superfortress bombers during World War II at the Boeing Wichita plant. She has spent the last 26 years as a volunteer, first helping return the vintage B-29 known as “Doc”—discovered in the Mojave...
Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 30-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for Aviation Week and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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