Born: 10 July 1916, United States
Died: 23 July 2019
Country most active: United States
Also known as: Dorothy Kocher
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Dorothy Kocher Olsen (b. 1917) was born in Woodburn, Oregon, and fell in love with flight as a youth while attending air shows at the Oregon State Fair. She joined a flying club and became an excellent pilot. When she joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots in 1943, she ferried aircraft, making 61 flights delivering many types of planes. After the war Olsen returned to the Pacific Northwest and married a Washington State Patrol officer. They moved in 1960 to University Place, where Dorothy Olsen continues to live in February 2013.