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A WASP among Eagles : a woman military test pilot in World War II / Ann B. Carl.

Van Pelt Library D790 .C272 1999
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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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