An edition of WASP of the Ferry Command
(2016)
WASP of the Ferry Command
women pilots, uncommon deeds
by Sarah Byrn Rickman
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United States. Army Air Forces. Air Transport Command. Ferrying Division, Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.), Transportation, United States. Army Air Forces, Airplanes, United States, American Aerial operations, World War, 1939-1945, Female Participation, Ferrying, Women air pilots, History, Armed Forces, Aerial Military operations, American, Military participation, Female, World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Women in aeronautics, United states, army air forces, World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, american, World war, 1939-1945, transportation, Air pilotsPlaces
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WASP of the Ferry Command: Women Pilots, Uncommon Deeds
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WASP of the Ferry Command: women pilots, uncommon deeds
2016, University of North Texas Press
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Table of Contents
War declared, pilots needed
September 1939-September 1942
The beginnings
Coup at the water cooler
Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron
Building the WFTD
October 1942-April 1943
Women's Flying Training Detachment
Class 43-1, the "guinea pigs"
Class 43-2
Class 43-3
Classes 43-4, 43-5 and 43-6
Three more women's ferrying squadrons formed
January-June 1943
5th Ferrying Group, Dallas
2nd Ferrying Group, Wilmington
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus
6th Ferrying Group, Long Beach
Welcome to the Ferry Command
Missions altered, July-November 1943
Cochran and a power grab
Nancy and Betty fly the fortress
New mission for the Ferrying Division
The air inspector
The ATC holds firm in tussle for command
Ferrying can be hazardous to your health, December 1943-July 1944
Ten WASP ferry pilots tell all!
WASP fly "the game changer" December 1943-July 1944
Pursuit school
Militarization
Officer training school
The first transfers
21st Ferrying Group, Palm Springs
D-Day, the sixth of June
A typical coast-to-coast P-51 delivery
Winning the war, losing the battle, August-November 1944
The great transfer
The fall out
Ferrying - the highs and lows
Denouement, November-December 1944
Twelve WASP ferry pilots died
Facts of life in the Ferry Command
In their own words.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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