WASP OF THE FERRY COMMAND - Women Pilots, Uncommon Deeds

Presents the story of the women ferry pilots who flew more than nine million miles in 72 different aircraft - 115,000 pilot hours - for the Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, during World War II. Ultimately, more than one hundred WASP pursuit pilots were engaged in this vital movement of aircraft.

About the author

SARAH BYRN RICKMAN is the author of an award-winning WASP novel, Flight from Fear; as well as The Originals: The Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron of World War II and Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of World War II (UNT Press). She is the recipient of the Seventh Annual Combs Gates Award by the National Aviation Hall of Fame for her outstanding work on the women pilots of World War II. She lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Summary

Presents the story of the women ferry pilots who flew more than nine million miles in 72 different aircraft - 115,000 pilot hours - for the Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, during World War II. Ultimately, more than one hundred WASP pursuit pilots were engaged in this vital movement of aircraft.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Byrn Rickman
• Publisher: University Of North Texas Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9781574416770
• ISBN: 978-1-57441-677-0
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 612 g
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous