The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
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Unabridged
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04/21/2020
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English
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9781984845078
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Katherine Sharp Landdeck. (2020). The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II. Unabridged Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Katherine Sharp Landdeck. 2020. The Women With Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II. Books on Tape.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Katherine Sharp Landdeck, The Women With Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II. Books on Tape, 2020.
MLA Citation (style guide)Katherine Sharp Landdeck. The Women With Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2020.
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“A powerful story of reinvention, community and ingenuity born out of global upheaval.”—Newsday
When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At twenty-two, Fort had escaped Nashville’s debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle of their lesson when the bombs began to fall, and they barely made it back to ground that morning. Still, when the U.S. Army Air Forces put out a call for women pilots to aid the war effort, Fort was one of the first to respond. She became one of just over 1,100 women from across the nation to make it through the Army’s rigorous selection process and earn her silver wings.
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