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050 00 $aD790.5.L68$bR53 2008
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100 1 $aRickman, Sarah Byrn.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n99831907
245 10 $aNancy Love and the WASP ferry pilots of World War II /$cby Sarah Byrn Rickman.
260 $aDenton, Tex. :$bUniversity of North Texas Press,$c[2008], ©2008.
300 $axx, 332 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm.
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
490 1 $aNorth Texas military biography and memoir series ;$vno. 4
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 311-319) and index.
505 00 $tForeword /$rDeborah G. Douglas -- $gCh. 1.$tLearning to Fly -- $gCh. 2.$tLearning to Live -- $gCh. 3.$tStretching Her Wings -- $gCh. 4.$tTricycle Gear Test Pilot -- $gCh. 5.$tWar in Europe! -- $gCh. 6.$tWanted: Ferry Pilots -- $gCh. 7.$tTwo Women Pilot Groups -- $gCh. 8.$tThe Originals Gather -- $gCh. 9.$tGrowing Pains -- $gCh. 10.$tKilled in Service of Her Country -- $gCh. 11.$tTransport and Transition -- $gCh. 12.$tA B-17 Bound for England -- $gCh. 13.$tChange in the Air -- $gCh. 14.$tPursuit School -- $gCh. 15.$tThe Quest for Militarization -- $gCh. 16.$tIn Pursuit, Coast to Coast -- $gCh. 17.$tMilitarization Denied -- $gCh. 18.$tDenouement of the WASP -- $gCh. 19.$tFlying the Hump -- $gCh. 20.$tPeace, Prosperity, and Parenthood -- $gCh. 21.$tLife on the Vineyard -- $gCh. 22.$tEmpty Nest -- $gCh. 23.$tFighting Spirit -- $gApp.$tBiographical Overview of Nancy Harkness Love.
520 1 $a"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 U.S. Army." "When the United States entered World War II, the Army needed pilots to transport or "ferry" its combat-bound aircraft across the United States for overseas deployment and its trainer airplanes to flight training bases. Most male pilots were assigned to combat preparation, leaving few available for ferrying jobs. Into this vacuum stepped Nancy Love and her civilian Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS)." "Love had advocated using women as ferry pilots as early as 1940. Jackie Cochran envisioned a more ambitious plan, to train women to perform a variety of the military's flight-related jobs stateside. The Army implemented both programs in the fall of 1942, but Jackie's idea piqued General Hap Arnold's interest and, by summer 1943, her concept had won. The women's programs became one under the name Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), with Cochran as the Director of Women Pilots and Love as the Executive for WASP." "Nancy Love believed that the women attached to the military needed to be on equal footing with the men and given the same opportunities to prove their abilities and mettle. Young women serving today as combat pilots owe much to Love for creating the opportunity for women to serve. Her foresight and tenacity nearly seventy years ago helped ensure their future. Now author Sarah Byrn Rickman, aviation historian, presents the first full-length biography of Nancy Love and her role in the WAFS and WASP programs, Her book will appeal to all with a love of flight."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aLove, Nancy Harkness,$d1914-1976.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2007068678
610 20 $aWomen Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)$vBiography.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy Air Forces.$bAir Transport Command.$bFerrying Division$vBiography.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAerial operations, American.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113567
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xTransportation$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010119803
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy Air Forces$xTransportation.
650 0 $aAir pilots$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2007100715
650 0 $aWomen air pilots$zUnited States$vBiography.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113566
830 0 $aNorth Texas military biography and memoir series ;$vno. 4.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004049506
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