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The women with silver wings the inspiring true story of the women airforce service pilots of World War II

When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At twenty-two, Fort had escaped Nashville's debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle of their lesson when the bombs began to fall, and the...

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Main Author: Landdeck, Katherine Sharp (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown, 2021.
Edition:Crown trade paperback edition.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female.
Air pilots, Military > United States > Biography.
Women air pilots > United States > Biography.
Biographies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Airminded
  • The experiment begins
  • She will direct the women pilots
  • Outstanding woman flier of the world
  • Ferry pilots
  • The fabulous first
  • A chance to serve
  • Carrying on
  • The Army way
  • The hopefuls
  • Earning those wings
  • Avenger field
  • Expansion
  • The Women Airforce Service Pilots
  • England
  • Aerial dishwashers
  • A secret little deal
  • The lost last class
  • "I regret to inform you..."
  • Simple justice
  • Disbandment
  • The end of the experiment
  • Finding their way
  • Moving on
  • Reunited
  • The flight begins
  • The year of the WASP
  • The final flight.

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