NACA

American  

Or N.A.C.A.

1. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics.

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Example Sentences

I had heard through the grapevine that a former math teacher named Dorothy Vaughan was running NACA’s highly regarded West Area computing unit, which was composed entirely of Colored women.

From Literature

After Jimmie started working, I was determined to pursue the job Eric had told me about at NACA.

From Literature

One morning after I’d gotten the girls out the door and to school, I removed my head scarf and carefully combed my hair into place, put on my white cotton blouse and a gray sweater and skirt, and then drove myself over to NACA.

From Literature

The night before my first day of work at NACA, I touched up my navy-blue tweed pleated skirt and jacket and checked my stockings to make sure they didn’t have any runs.

From Literature

In 1951 she became one of NACA’s first women section heads as well as the base’s only Colored manager.

From Literature