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Loading... Wasps: Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War IIby Vera S. Williams
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Liberally quoting former WASPs, Williams has combined a conversational text with 150 historical and contemporary photographs to record the history of this important group of women in World War II. Under the leadership of Jacqueline Cochran, 1074 women won their wings in a program that lasted from 1942 until they were deactivated in 1944. These skilled pilots performed essential noncombatant military duties, including ferrying planes from factory to airports, towing airborne military targets, and test-flying new and repaired planes. - review from Library Journal; by Patricia A. Beaber, Trenton State Coll. Lib., N.J. no reviews | add a review
Liberally quoting former WASPs, Williams has combined a conversational text with 150 historical and contemporary photographs to record the history of this important group of women in World War II. Under the leadership of Jacqueline Cochran, 1074 women won their wings in a program that lasted from 1942 until they were deactivated in 1944. These skilled pilots performed essential noncombatant military duties, including ferrying planes from factory to airports, towing airborne military targets, and test-flying new and repaired planes. - review from Library Journal; by Patricia A. Beaber, Trenton State Coll. Lib., N.J. (posted on Amazon.com). No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)940.54History and Geography Europe Europe 1918- Military History Of World War IILC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |