Nancy Love and the WASP ferry pilots of World War II / by Sarah Byrn Rickman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rickman, Sarah Byrn.

Series:

North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 4.

North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American.

World War, 1939-1945.

World War, 1939-1945--Transportation--United States.

Air pilots--United States--Biography.

Air pilots.

Women air pilots--United States--Biography.

Women air pilots.

Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)--Biography.

Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.).

United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command. Ferrying Division--Biography.

United States.

United States. Army Air Forces--Transportation.

Love, Nancy Harkness, 1914-1976.

Love, Nancy Harkness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (354 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denton, Tex. : University of North Texas Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

She flew the swift P-51 and the capricious P-38, but the heavy, four-engine B-17 bomber and C-54 transport were her forte. This is the story of Nancy Harkness Love who, early in World War II, recruited and led the first group of twenty-eight women to fly military aircraft for the US Army.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Photographs of Nancy Harkness Love; Foreword by Deborah G. Douglas; Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Chapter 1: Learning to Fly; Chapter 2: Learning to Live; Chapter 3: Stretching Her Wings; Chapter 4: Tricycle Gear Test Pilot; Chapter 5: War in Europe!; Chapter 6: Wanted: Ferry Pilots; Chapter 7: Two Women Pilot Groups; Chapter 8: The Originals Gather; Chapter 9: Growing Pains; Chapter 10: Killed in Service of Her Country; Chapter 11: Transport and Transition; Chapter 12: A B-17 Bound for England; Chapter 13: Change in the Air; Chapter 14: Pursuit School

Chapter 15: The Quest for MilitarizationChapter 16: In Pursuit, Coast to Coast; Chapter 17: Militarization Denied; Chapter 18: Denouement of the WASP; Chapter 19: Flying the Hump; Chapter 20: Peace, Prosperity, and Parenthood; Chapter 21: Life on the Vineyard; Chapter 22: Empty Nest; Chapter 23: Fighting Spirit; Epilogue; Appendix: Biographical Overview of Nancy Harkness Love; Endnotes; Glossary of Military and Airplane Terms; Glossary of Airplane Types; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-319) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-07535-7

9786612075353

1-57441-375-9

1-4416-0915-6

OCLC:

535989723