Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines: The Unknown Heroines of World War II - Hardcover

Keil, Sally Van Wagenen

  • 4.39 out of 5 stars
    51 ratings by Goodreads
 
9780892560660: Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines: The Unknown Heroines of World War II
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0892560665 ISBN 13: 9780892560660
Publisher: Rawson Assoc, 1979

Synopsis

Between 1942 and 1944, nearly two thousand women joined the Women's Airforce Service Pilots, flying cargo planes, bombers, and fighters in some of the war's most dangerous missions

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

Writer, pilot and niece of a World War II female B-17 pilot.

Review

"Sally Van Wagenen Keil has restored the WASPs to history with full honors in this affectionate and savvy book." -- The New York Times Book Review

... takes a bit of neglected American history and goes through it like a P-51 through a bevy of barrage balloons. -- Sarasota Herald-Tribune

An important, exciting book. -- Library Journal

If you think the skies belong to birds and men, you might want to consider a different notion. Ladybirds and Ladybirds II is a history of American women in every aspect of aviation from a woman balloonist of 200 years ago, to the early days of Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart, to today's commercial women airline pilots (co-author Lori Griffith is a Boeing 737 captain with USAir). Those Wonderful Women and Their Flying Machines hones in on World War II to recount the story of the over 1,000 women pilots who flew in the military as part of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP). Over 25,000 women applied and 1,800 were selected to train at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. From 1942 to '44, these pilots flew over 60 million miles in every type of plane the airforce had, and 38 women lost their lives in service. Here, in biography style, the niece of one of these pilots recreates the amazing story of what she calls "one of the best-kept secrets of World War II." Together, these books record an unexplored part of American and aviation history along with the passion of women who loved to fly. -- From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Rawson Assoc
Publication date
1979
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0892560665
ISBN 13 
9780892560660
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
334
Rating
  • 4.39 out of 5 stars
    51 ratings by Goodreads

Other Popular Editions of the Same Title

9780962765902: Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines: The Unknown Heroines of World War Two

Featured Edition

ISBN 10:  0962765902 ISBN 13:  9780962765902
Publisher: Four Directions Pr, 1994
Hardcover