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Skyward

the story of female pilots in WWII
Tells of the experiences of women who flew airplanes for their countries during World War II.
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True valor

Lieutenant Grace Yates and Major Bruce Stanton struggle to accept their separation and bridge the miles between them through passionate love letters, and when they both find themselves fighting in a dangerous war, they realize their faith in God is the most useful tool they have.
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Skies over Sweetwater

a novel
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.

Amelia Earhart

Beginning reader biography of Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, who helped develop many records in early aviation.

Amelia Earhart

a life in flight
Chronicles the life of pilot Amelia Earhart, discussing her sense of adventure, struggles to promote women's rights, numerous accomplishments, and mysterious disappearance.

Code name Verity

In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage as she relates what she must to survive while keeping secret all that she can.

Amelia Earhart

the legend of the lost aviator
Presents the story of the legendary aviator, Amelia Earhart, from her childhood until her final flight in 1937.

Jenny

the airplane that taught America to fly
Presents the development and history of the JN-4D airplane, commonly called the Jenny, and portrays a typical woman pilot who trained army air cadets for World War I and later carried air mail.

Good night captain Mama =

Buenas noches capit?n Mam?
2016
"Five-year old Marco sees his Mama in her military flight suit; his questions about the colorful patches spark a conversation about why mommies serve and wear uniforms"--OCLC.
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Jet girl

my life in war, peace, and the cockpit of tthe world's most lethatl aircraft, the F/A-18 Super Hornet
2019
Caroline Johnson, a F-18 Weapons Systems Officer (WSO) in the United States Navy, recounts her time during her deployment aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bush, when she flew missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. She was the first woman to fly in combat in Iraq since 2011 and was the first woman to drop bombs on ISIS.
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