Gertrude Tompkins Silver
Gertrude "Tommy" Tompkins Silver was the only Women Airforce Service Pilots member to go missing during World War II.Early life
Gertrude Vreeland Tompkins was born October 16, 1911, in Jersey City, New Jersey, the daughter of Vreeland Tompkins and Laura Tompkins.Disappearance and search
She departed from Mines Field for Palm Springs, on October 26, 1944, flying a North American P-51D Mustang destined for New Jersey. She never arrived at Palm Springs and due to reporting errors a search wasn't started until three days later. Despite an extensive ground and water search no trace of Gertrude or the aircraft were found.In January 2010 search efforts to locate the possible crash site in Santa Monica Bay were unsuccessful.
