WASP of the Ferry Command: Women Pilots, Uncommon Deeds
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (778 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574416375 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kent Price said The story bogs down a bit due to the lists of names and multiple stories. Amazing chronicle of women volunteers in World War II who ferried combat aircraft across the United States on the way to war. There are a collection of stories from women pilots, and lists of the women who where in the different classes. The story bogs down a bit due to the lists of names and multiple stories. I did enjoy the book, but skipped some of it.. Always Reading said Women Were Good WWII Pilots. As early as World War I, two American aviatrixes taught cadets to fly. It was only natural that women who loved to fly wanted to use their skill to help in World War II.They found their niche with the Ferrying Division of the Air Transport Command in the Army Air Force. Three hundred and three women ferried military aircraft around the country from October, 19. Jeanne Scott said Finally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told!. Uncommon deeds indeed! Sarah Byrn Rickman, author and WASP historian, fearlessly tells it like it is. I love that in her new book, she separates fact from fiction and pulls no punches. Being a WASP myself, class Finally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told! Jeanne Scott Uncommon deeds indeed! Sarah Byrn Rickman, author and WASP historian, fearlessly tells it like it is. I love that in her new book, she separates fact from fiction and pulls no punches. Being a WASP myself, class 43-W4, I feel that finally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told. Sarah articulates how paramount our ability to fly the fight. Finally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told! Uncommon deeds indeed! Sarah Byrn Rickman, author and WASP historian, fearlessly tells it like it is. I love that in her new book, she separates fact from fiction and pulls no punches. Being a WASP myself, class Finally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told! Jeanne Scott Uncommon deeds indeed! Sarah Byrn Rickman, author and WASP historian, fearlessly tells it like it is. I love that in her new book, she separates fact from fiction and pulls no punches. Being a WASP myself, class 43-W4, I feel that finally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told. Sarah articulates how paramount our ability to fly the fight. 3-WFinally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told! Jeanne Scott Uncommon deeds indeed! Sarah Byrn Rickman, author and WASP historian, fearlessly tells it like it is. I love that in her new book, she separates fact from fiction and pulls no punches. Being a WASP myself, class 43-W4, I feel that finally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told. Sarah articulates how paramount our ability to fly the fight. , I feel that finally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told. Sarah articulates how paramount our ability to fly the fight. -WFinally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told! Jeanne Scott Uncommon deeds indeed! Sarah Byrn Rickman, author and WASP historian, fearlessly tells it like it is. I love that in her new book, she separates fact from fiction and pulls no punches. Being a WASP myself, class 43-W4, I feel that finally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told. Sarah articulates how paramount our ability to fly the fight. , I feel that finally the true story of the WASP of the Ferry Command has been told. Sarah articulates how paramount our ability to fly the fight
The personal stories speak to the meaning and value of service and sacrifice for our country, only fully recognized some thirty-three years later."--Colonel Charles McGee, Tuskegee Airman, United States Air Force (retired) “These courageous women were decades ahead of their time. Sarah Rickman’s passion for this subject is evident in her detailed accounts. I discovered part of my family's history that I had never known.”--Suzanne Tunner Hudson, daughter of Gen. Thanks to Rickman’s devotion to historical accuracy and a gift for storytelling, the adventures, heartaches and triumphs of these inspiring trailblazers will not be forgotten. W.H. Tunner and Margaret Ann Hamilton (Tunner) "For the serious researcher and persons interested in WWII history, WA
Ultimately, more than one hundred WASP pursuit pilots were engaged in this vital movement of aircraft.. Prior to D-Day and beyond, P-51s were crucial to the air war over Germany. They had the range to escort B-17s and B-24s from England to Berlin and back on bombing raids that ultimately brought down the German Reich. Getting those pursuits to the docks in New Jersey for shipment abroad became these women’s primary job. WASP of the Ferry Command is the story of the women ferry pilots who flew more than nine million miles in 72 different aircraft—115,000 pilot hours—for the Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, during World War II. In December 1943 the women ferry pilots went back to school to learn to fly high-performance WWII fighters, known as pursuits. By January 1944 they began delivering high performance P-51s, 47s, and 39s. In the spring of 1942, Col. William H. They, along with graduates of the army’s flight training school for women—established by Jacqueline Cochran—performed this duty until fall 1943, when manufacture of trainers ceased. Tunner lacked sufficient male pilots to move vital trainer aircraft from the factory to the training fields. Nancy Love found 28 experienced women pilots who could do the job