Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win WWII
by P. O\\'Connell Pearson
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- 1534404104
- ISBN 13
- 9781534404106
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At the height of World War II, the US Army Airforce faced a desperate need for skilled pilots--but only men were allowed in military airplanes, even if the expert pilots who were training them to fly were women Through grit and pure determination, 1,100 of these female pilots--who had to prove their worth time and time again--were finally allowed to ferry planes from factories to bases, to tow targets for live ammunition artillery training, to test repaired planes and new equipment, and more
Though the WASPs lived on military bases, trained as military pilots, wore uniforms, marched in review, and sometimes died violently in the line of duty, they were civilian employees and received less pay than men doing the same jobs and no military benefits, not even for burials
Their story is one of patriotism, the power of positive attitudes, the love of flying, and the willingness to do good with no concern for personal gain
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- Amazing Bookshelf, Llc (US)
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- 30900
- Title
- Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win WWII
- Author
- P. O\\\'Connell Pearson
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 5
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1534404104
- ISBN 13
- 9781534404106
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
- This edition first published
- 2018-02
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