The women with silver wings: the inspiring true story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
"The thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II-only to be forgotten by the country they served When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At twenty-two, Fort had escaped Nashville's...
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| Zusammenfassung: | "The thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II-only to be forgotten by the country they served 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 they barely made it back to ground that morning. Still, when the U.S. Army Air Forces put out a call for women pilots to aid the war effort, Fort was one of the first to respond. She became one of just over 1,100 women from across the nation to make it through the Army's rigorous selection process and earn her silver wings. The brainchild of trailblazing pilots Nancy Love and Jacqueline Cochran, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) gave women like Fort a chance to serve their country-and to prove that women aviators were just as skilled as men. While not authorized to serve in combat, the WASP helped train male pilots for service abroad, and ferried bombers and pursuits across the country. Thirty-eight WASP would not survive the war. But even taking into account these tragic losses, Love and Cochran's social experiment seemed to be a resounding success-until, with the tides of war turning, Congress clipped the women's wings. The program was disbanded, the women sent home. But the bonds they'd forged never failed, and over the next few decades they came together to fight for recognition as the military veterans they were-and for their place in history"-- When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air with a student. They barely made it back to ground that morning. When the U.S. Army Air Forces put out a call for women pilots to aid the war effort, Fort was one of just over 1,100 women from across the nation made it through the Army's rigorous selection process to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Not authorized to serve in combat, the WASP helped train male pilots for service abroad, and ferried bombers and pursuits across the country. Thirty-eight WASP would not survive the war. When the program was disbanded, the women were forgotten by the country they served. Landdeck shows how they came together to fight for recognition as the military veterans they were-- and for their place in history. -- adapted from jacket |
| Beschreibung: | 435 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9781524762810 |
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| spelling | Landdeck, Katherine Sharp Verfasser (DE-588)1218602031 aut The women with silver wings the inspiring true story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II Katherine Sharp Landdeck First edition New York Crown [2020] 435 Seiten Illustrationen txt rdacontent sti rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Prologue -- 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 -- Epilogue -- Author's note -- Acknowledgements -- In memoriam -- Notes "The thrilling true story of the daring female aviators who helped the United States win World War II-only to be forgotten by the country they served 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 they barely made it back to ground that morning. Still, when the U.S. Army Air Forces put out a call for women pilots to aid the war effort, Fort was one of the first to respond. She became one of just over 1,100 women from across the nation to make it through the Army's rigorous selection process and earn her silver wings. The brainchild of trailblazing pilots Nancy Love and Jacqueline Cochran, the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) gave women like Fort a chance to serve their country-and to prove that women aviators were just as skilled as men. While not authorized to serve in combat, the WASP helped train male pilots for service abroad, and ferried bombers and pursuits across the country. Thirty-eight WASP would not survive the war. But even taking into account these tragic losses, Love and Cochran's social experiment seemed to be a resounding success-until, with the tides of war turning, Congress clipped the women's wings. The program was disbanded, the women sent home. But the bonds they'd forged never failed, and over the next few decades they came together to fight for recognition as the military veterans they were-and for their place in history"-- When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air with a student. They barely made it back to ground that morning. When the U.S. Army Air Forces put out a call for women pilots to aid the war effort, Fort was one of just over 1,100 women from across the nation made it through the Army's rigorous selection process to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Not authorized to serve in combat, the WASP helped train male pilots for service abroad, and ferried bombers and pursuits across the country. Thirty-eight WASP would not survive the war. When the program was disbanded, the women were forgotten by the country they served. Landdeck shows how they came together to fight for recognition as the military veterans they were-- and for their place in history. -- adapted from jacket US Army Airforces Women Airforce Service Pilots (DE-588)4246176-5 gnd rswk-swf Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Flugzeugführerin (DE-588)4216694-9 gnd rswk-swf Luftwaffe (DE-588)4125963-4 gnd rswk-swf Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 gnd rswk-swf Frau (DE-588)4018202-2 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) World War, 1939-1945 / Participation, Female Air pilots, Military / United States / Biography Women air pilots / United States / Biography HISTORY / Military / World War II. HISTORY / Women TRANSPORTATION / Aviation / History Air pilots, Military Military participation / Female Women air pilots United States World War, 1939-1945 Military air pilots / Biography Women air pilots / Biography 1939-1945 Biographies History US Army Airforces Women Airforce Service Pilots (DE-588)4246176-5 b Zweiter Weltkrieg (DE-588)4079167-1 s Geschichte z DE-604 USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Luftwaffe (DE-588)4125963-4 s Frau (DE-588)4018202-2 s Flugzeugführerin (DE-588)4216694-9 s Online version Landdeck, Katherine Sharp Women with silver wings First Edition New York : Crown, [2020] 9781524762834 |
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