Australian women pilots : amazing true stories of women in the air / Kathy Mexted.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mexted, Kathy, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in aeronautics--Australia--History.

Women in aeronautics.

Women air pilots--Australia--Biography.

Women air pilots.

Aeronautics--Australia--History.

Aeronautics.

History.

Australia.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

xvi, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), portraits (some colour) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Sydney, NSW : NewSouth Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

Women have been flying planes ever since there have been planes to fly, but, with a few notable exceptions, they have not been visible or well known. Tenacious, determined and sometimes fearless, Kathy Mexted shares the stories of ten extraordinary Australian women compelled to take to the skies. You will meet trailblazers like Nancy Bird Walton, Deborah Wardley, who was told by Ansett that women couldn't be pilots, and Gaby Kennard, the first Australian woman to fly solo around the world. Others are perhaps less known, but as flyers of Spitfires, Tiger Moths, Cessnas and fighter jets, their stories are just as extraordinary. Packed with drama, adventure and sometimes heartbreak, this riveting book is a salute to those women who refused to keep their feet on the ground.

Contents:

Nancy Bird Walton: A young pioneer

Mardi Gething: World War II ATA ferry pilot

Patricia Toole: Down in the New Guinea jungle

Gaby Kennard: Around the world solo

Marion McCall: Dawn to dusk with the bishop

Lyn Gray: Ferry pilot with a wet footprint

Deborah Lawrie (Wardley): In court with Ansett

Georgia Maxwell: Aerial application and firebombing

Nicole Forrester: From Akubra to flight helmet

Esther Veldstra: Pilot for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1742236979

9781742236971

OCLC:

1184238670