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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One of the BestKept Secrets of World War II | 3 |
The Air | 7 |
A Different Kind of Heroine | 17 |
Copyright | |
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