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A WASP among Eagles : a woman military test pilot in World War II / Ann B. Carl.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Carl, Ann.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Carl, Ann.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American.
- Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)--Biography.
- Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.).
- Women air pilots--United States--Biography.
- Women air pilots.
- United States.
- Women test pilots--United States--Biography.
- Women test pilots.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives -- American.
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 132 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington [DC] : Smithsonian Institution Press, [1999]
- Summary:
- The first-person story of how Ann Baumgartner Carl learned to fly, trained as a WASP, and became one of the earliest jet-age pioneers. She details her own experience test flying jets, which was unique among WASPs, as well as a watershed era in the history of aviation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 127) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1560988428
- OCLC:
- 39678068
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