women airforce service pilots (u.s.)

A picture book biography about Nancy Harkness Love, the first female to serve for the Army Air Force and instrumental in founding the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) in World War II.

"Dorothy Lucas yearned to discover all that she was capable of. After the devastating news of Pearl Harbor, her brothers joined the World War II war effort, but Dorothy wanted to do her part, too. So, she enlisted to serve as a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP). After hours of flight school and roaring engines, Dorothy and her fellow WASPs risked their lives towing targets in the air for the male fighter pilots in training. Through many mechanical scares and smoke-filled cockpits, Dorothy remained brave and committed to her job--defying gravity and defying the odds"--Amazon.

"When the United States became involved in World War II in 1941, only men were allowed to join the Air Force to fly planes in combat. Two intrepid female pilots named Nancy Harkness Love and Jacqueline Cochran told the Air Force they believed that women aviators could help in other ways. In 1943, through their efforts, the Women Airforce Service Pilots was founded. This . . . book highlights a few of the more than one thousand female aviators who created and went through this program, including Love, Cochran, and Ann Baumgartner Carl, the first woman to fly an Air Force fighter jet"--Provided by publisher.

In 1944, eighteen-year-old Bernadette Thompson leaves her Iowa home and attends training camp for the Women Airforce Service Pilots in Sweetwater Texas, where she hones her flying skills and befriends women of different backgrounds.

During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

Explores the history of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, a forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country's call in its time of need.

An illustrated biography of Maggie Gee, one of only two Chinese American women to serve in the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II.

Describes the heroic efforts of the female pilots known as WASPs who served during World War II.

Explores the women pilots from World War II, focusing on training, missions, and more.

"In the tradition of Hidden Figures, debut author Patricia Pearson offers [an] account of the remarkable but often forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country's call in its time of need during World War II"--OCLC.