Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines: The Unknown Heroines of World War IIFrom 1942-44, nearly 2000 women pilots left their civilian lives to converge on Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas. This is their story. |
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Page 202
... gunner could get a target in sight and shoot , the plane had flown on ahead of his line of fire . As Marion began her flight along the beach high above the gun emplacements , the officers walked up and down behind the gunners and ...
... gunner could get a target in sight and shoot , the plane had flown on ahead of his line of fire . As Marion began her flight along the beach high above the gun emplacements , the officers walked up and down behind the gunners and ...
Page 207
... gunners . Girls from 43-3 had already started and were doing beautifully , Cochran told them . But she did not mention any of the problems . Not until they boarded the train did they know where they would be stationed . Their tickets ...
... gunners . Girls from 43-3 had already started and were doing beautifully , Cochran told them . But she did not mention any of the problems . Not until they boarded the train did they know where they would be stationed . Their tickets ...
Page 213
... gunners were flunking their exams . The male pilots , bored with the job , would break out of the pattern and fly off to practice acrobatics . Women pilots , however , would perform figure - eights , dizzying as they were , with ...
... gunners were flunking their exams . The male pilots , bored with the job , would break out of the pattern and fly off to practice acrobatics . Women pilots , however , would perform figure - eights , dizzying as they were , with ...
Contents
One of the BestKept Secrets of World War II | 3 |
The Air | 7 |
A Different Kind of Heroine | 17 |
Copyright | |
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