Author:
Format:
Books
Call Number:
940.54 WIL
Publication Date:
1994
ISBN
0879388560 :
Format:
Books
Call Number:
940.54497 LAN
Publication Date:
2021
Summary:
"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"-- When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air with a student. They barely made it back to ground that morning. When the U.S. Army Air Forces put out a call for women pilots to aid the war effort, Fort was one of just over 1,100 women from across the nation made it through the Army's rigorous selection process to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). 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. When the program was disbanded, the women were forgotten by the country they served. Landdeck shows how they came together to fight for recognition as the military veterans they were-- and for their place in history. -- adapted from jacket.
ISBN
9781524762827 1524762822
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Publication Date
2020
Format:
eAudiobook
Electronic Format:
LIBBY AUDIOBOOK, MP3
Vendor
Libby
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Author:
Format:
Books
Call Number:
YA F SMI
Publication Date:
2009
Accelerated Reader Level:
4.3
Accelerated Reader Points:
11.0
Lexile Measure:
680
Summary:
During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
ISBN
9780399247095: 0399247092
Author:
Format:
Books
Call Number:
F SAL
Publication Date:
2019
Summary:
"1941. Audrey Coltrane has always wanted to fly. It's why she implored her father to teach her at the little airfield back home in Texas. It's why she signed up to train military pilots in Hawaii when the war in Europe began. And it's why she insists she is not interested in any dream-derailing romantic involvements, even with the disarming Lieutenant James Hart, who fast becomes a friend as treasured as the women she flies with. Then one fateful day, she gets caught in the air over Pearl Harbor just as the bombs begin to fall, and suddenly, nowhere feels safe. To make everything she's lost count for something, Audrey joins the Women Airforce Service Pilots program. The bonds she forms with her fellow pilots reignite a spark of hope in the face war, and - when James goes missing in action - give Audrey the strength to cross the front lines and fight not only for her country, but for the love she holds so dear."--Publisher description.
ISBN
9780778309161 0778309169 9780778369226 0778369226
Format:
Books
Call Number:
J 940.54 PEA
Publication Date:
2018
Summary:
In the tradition of Hidden Figures, debut author Patricia Pearson offers a beautifully written account of the remarkable but often forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country's call in its time of need during World War II.
ISBN
9781534404106 1534404104 9781534404113 1534404112
Author:
Format:
Books
Call Number:
J B GEE
Publication Date:
2009
Accelerated Reader Level:
4.8
Accelerated Reader Points:
0.5
Lexile Measure:
790
Summary:
Presents the life and career of the Chinese American woman who dreamed of flying as a child and who went on to become one of only two Chinese American Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) to serve during World War II.
ISBN
9781582462806 1582462801
Author:
Format:
Books
Call Number:
E LEU
Publication Date:
2021
Accelerated Reader Level:
4.7
Accelerated Reader Points:
0.5
Summary:
Even when other people scoffed at her dreams of becoming a pilot, Hazel Ying Lee wouldn't take no for an answer. She became the first Chinese American woman to fly for the US military, joining the Women's Airforce Service Pilots during World War II. -- adapted from jacket
ISBN
9780759554955 0759554951 9781368052276 1368052274
Format:
DVD
Call Number:
DVD-VIDEO 940.5449 FLY
Publication Date:
2006
Note
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo; 4x3 full screen presentation.
Summary:
In the midst of World War II, the call went out: women with flight experience were needed to fly for the military. All over the country, young women postponed their weddings, put their educations on hold, and quit their jobs to respond, becoming Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASPs. Led by Jacqueline Cochran, America's foremost female aviator, more than 1,000 women were trained to ferry aircraft, test planes, instruct male pilots, and even tow targets for anti-aircraft artillery practice. Despite serving with grit and determination from 1942 to 1944, these brave women pilots had no official military status, thus no benefits, although 38 gave their lives. In December 1944, the WASP program was disbanded. It would be more than thirty years before women would fly again for the US military.
ISBN
1593755937 9781593755935
UPC
783421409699
Publication Date
2019
Format:
eBook
Electronic Format:
HTML, ADOBE EPUB
Vendor
Libby
Cover Image URL
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Format:
DVD
Call Number:
DVD-VIDEO-J F MOL
Publication Date:
2011
Note
DVD, region 1, widescreen presenation; Dolby surround stereo.
Summary:
World War II turns Molly's family upside down. While her father is away, war breaks out on the McIntires' home front.
ISBN
0780670620 9780780670624
UPC
883929241804
Publication Date
2019
Format:
eAudiobook
Electronic Format:
LIBBY AUDIOBOOK, MP3
Vendor
Libby
Cover Image URL
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