Nancy Love and the WASP ferry pilots of World War II
Denton, Tex.: University of North Texas Press, c2008
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Amtliche Druckschrift, Bibliografie, Biografie, Monographie, Elektronische Ressource
- 1 online resource (354 p.)
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She flew the swift P-51 and the capricious P-38, but the heavy, four-engine B-17 bomber and C-54 transport were her forte. This is the story of Nancy Harkness Love who, early in World War II, recruited and led the first group of twenty-eight women to fly military aircraft for the US Army.
Cover; Contents; List of Photographs of Nancy Harkness Love; Foreword by Deborah G. Douglas; Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Chapter 1: Learning to Fly; Chapter 2: Learning to Live; Chapter 3: Stretching Her Wings; Chapter 4: Tricycle Gear Test Pilot; Chapter 5: War in Europe!; Chapter 6: Wanted: Ferry Pilots; Chapter 7: Two Women Pilot Groups; Chapter 8: The Originals Gather; Chapter 9: Growing Pains; Chapter 10: Killed in Service of Her Country; Chapter 11: Transport and Transition; Chapter 12: A B-17 Bound for England; Chapter 13: Change in the Air; Chapter 14: Pursuit School
Chapter 15: The Quest for MilitarizationChapter 16: In Pursuit, Coast to Coast; Chapter 17: Militarization Denied; Chapter 18: Denouement of the WASP; Chapter 19: Flying the Hump; Chapter 20: Peace, Prosperity, and Parenthood; Chapter 21: Life on the Vineyard; Chapter 22: Empty Nest; Chapter 23: Fighting Spirit; Epilogue; Appendix: Biographical Overview of Nancy Harkness Love; Endnotes; Glossary of Military and Airplane Terms; Glossary of Airplane Types; Bibliography; Index
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Nancy Love and the WASP ferry pilots of World War II
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Verantwortlichkeitsangabe: | by Sarah Byrn Rickman |
Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Rickman, Sarah Byrn |
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Veröffentlichung: | Denton, Tex.: University of North Texas Press, c2008 |
Medientyp: | Amtliche Druckschrift, Bibliografie, Biografie, Monographie |
Datenträgertyp: | Elektronische Ressource |
Umfang: | 1 online resource (354 p.) |
ISBN: | 1-282-07535-7; 9786612075353; 1-57441-375-9; 1-4416-0915-6 |
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