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Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II | Katherine Sharp Landdeck
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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.
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fredthemoose
fredthemoose
The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II | Katherine Sharp Landdeck
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This follows the Women‘s Air Service Patrol and a group of women who ferried military aircraft domestically during WWII. It follows several of the individual women throughout the war and then during the aftermath when they were dismissed and no longer able to fly, and into the 70s and 80s when they had to fight to have their work acknowledged as military service. Things are far from perfect, but it‘s a reminder of how far women have come.

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Sharpeipup
Sharpeipup
The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II | Katherine Sharp Landdeck
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Seems fitting to listen to tagged book while watching sea planes take off and land. ✈️

#audiobook

fredthemoose ❤️Seattle❤️ 7mo
Sharpeipup @fredthemoose was it the sea plane that tipped you off or the rain clouds? 7mo
fredthemoose @Sharpeipup I used to live there (and work in one of the buildings in the picture!) ☺️ 7mo
Sharpeipup @fredthemoose love that! 7mo
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Texreader
Texreader
The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II | Katherine Sharp Landdeck
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https://www.bookbub.com/blog/new-novels-little-known-moments-in-history

SamAnne Glad Jess Walter‘s book made the list! 3y
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K.Wielechowski
K.Wielechowski
The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II | Katherine Sharp Landdeck
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This is a fantastic book about the incredible women who fought to be pilots for the army during WWII and then their fight for the military/veteran recognition they so rightly deserved. They fought hard against every challenge thrown at them, the won some, but lost many more simply because they were women. The WASPs were an amazing group that should be remembered.

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Nitpickyabouttrains
Nitpickyabouttrains
The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II | Katherine Sharp Landdeck
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Nonfiction about female fliers in America during wwii and what happened to them and their legacy after.

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rabbitprincess
rabbitprincess
The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II | Katherine Sharp Landdeck
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This is a great book for those who like previously untold stories of women doing amazing things. Pairs nicely with A Spitfire Girl, by Mary Ellis, and the Big Finish audio drama ATA Girl.

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AngieKWilson
AngieKWilson
Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II | Katherine Sharp Landdeck
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Look what just arrived! I can‘t wait to start this tonight!

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ReadingisMyPassion
ReadingisMyPassion
Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II | Katherine Sharp Landdeck
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Superbly researched & written book about the brave young women who were eager to serve their country during World War II by ferrying new aircraft from the factories to the military pick-up point. Even though most of the women pilots were better qualified than the male pilots they were not recognized for their service to their country and designated as veterans until November 1977.

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