Ladybirds: The Untold Story of Women Pilots in America [Paperback]

Henry M. Holden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1991

Biographies of the early American women pilots

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

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If you think the skies belong to birds and men, you might want to consider a different notion. Ladybirds and Ladybirds II is a history of American women in every aspect of aviation from a woman balloonist of 200 years ago, to the early days of Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart, to today's commercial women airline pilots (co-author Lori Griffith is a Boeing 737 captain with USAir). Those Wonderful Women and Their Flying Machines hones in on World War II to recount the story of the over 1,000 women pilots who flew in the military as part of the Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP). Over 25,000 women applied and 1,800 were selected to train at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas. From 1942 to '44, these pilots flew over 60 million miles in every type of plane the airforce had, and 38 women lost their lives in service. Here, in biography style, the niece of one of these pilots recreates the amazing story of what she calls "one of the best-kept secrets of World War II." Together, these books record an unexplored part of American and aviation history along with the passion of women who loved to fly. -- From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women

Product Details

• Paperback: 215 pages
• Publisher: Black Hawk Pub Co; 1st edition (September 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879630117
• ISBN-13: 978-1879630116
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,299,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Ladybirds - The Untold Story of Women Pilots in America (Women in Aviation) (Kindle Edition)

My only complaint is that I did not read this when I was younger! It was inspiring and would be a great book for younger girls to be exposed to. I am interested in aviation now as an adult because my husband flys. The stories of these courageous and hard working women were wonderful to read. I thank the authors for putting together a great overview of women in aviation. It was well written.