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A young adult quick reader biography of Evelyn Sharp, an adopted girl who overcame asthma and many other problems and learned to fly an airplane as a teenager. She became the youngest woman commercial pilot, taught men to fly for war, and was a respected member of such women's flying groups as the WAFS and WASP. Until her early death in an airplane accident in 1944, she flew warplanes across America and Canada so that men could fly them into battle during World War II and left a legacy that helped open the way for the women pilots of today and tomorrow.
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Sky Rider: the story of Evelyn Sharp, World War II WASP
2011, Field Mouse Productions
in English
0964758636 9780964758636
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Table of Contents
To Drive an Airplane
Changing names, dates, and parents
Moving again
Dreams of flying
A penny a pound
Horses, dogs, and 5 cent ice cream
The best girl athlete in town
Boarding house days
A natural-born pilot
Running out of planes
The business of flying
Hometown girl and "The Ord"
Grand celebrations, big problems
Resetting goals
On stage, on screen, and in the air
Return to sky riding
"Baby Flier"
Damages and repairs
Flying for the CPTP
Top secret pilot projects
"The Originals"
"The Army Way"
Learning the truth
Women pilots in the news
"Best of the Best"
Grounded
From WAFS to WASP
Women pilots in the movies
In pursuit of flying
Evelyn's last flight
Gone in less than a minute
Coming home
In honor of Evelyn and the WASP
Lofty goals.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographcal references (p. 164-166) and index.
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