Background
Downs, Floella McIntyre was born on September 19, 1921 in Selmer, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Edward N. and Ella Pearle (Byrd) McIntyre.
instructor ferry pilot flight examiner
Downs, Floella McIntyre was born on September 19, 1921 in Selmer, Tennessee, United States. Daughter of Edward N. and Ella Pearle (Byrd) McIntyre.
Bachelor, LaVerne University, 1969.
Flight instructor, commercial pilot Federal Aviation Administration, Memphis, 1945-1946, pilot flight examiner, 1946. Owner, manager Basic Tutoring Service, Ventura, California, 1982-1986. Civil air patrol pilot, 1956-1957.
President Naval Officer's Wives, Patuxent River, Maryland, 1957. Active charitable organizations, Maryland, Italy, Ventura, California, since 1946. Volunteer Children's Home Society, Ventura and Carpenteria, California, 1962-1970.
Ferry pilot WASP, United States Air Force, 1943-1944, World War II, 1st lieutenant United States Air Force Reserve, 1952-1956. Member American Association of University Women (area representative community issues VTA l980-82), Women's Air Force Service Pilots, Toastmistress (president Ventura l982-83).
Married James Harold Downs, May 27, 1946. Children: Linda Downs Ulmer, William Edward, James Patrick.