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Nancy Love: WASP Pilot

Sarah Byrn Rickman

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Description:Nancy Harkness Love (1914-1976) earned her pilot’s license at age 16 and worked as a test pilot and air racer in the 1930s. During World War II she convinced General William Tunner to set up a group of female pilots to ferry aircraft from factories to air bases. Her proposal was approved as the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS). Nancy commanded this unit and later all ferrying operations in the newly formed Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). She was awarded the Air Medal and was appointed lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force Reserve in 1948.“Sarah has a gift for telling compelling stories about the WASP, the women pilots of World War II. Young readers will enthusiastically absorb her love for and fascination for this area of U.S. history.”—Erin MillerAuthor of Final Flight Final Fight, chronicling the fight to have her WASP grandmother buried at Arlington Cemetery“In Nancy Love: WASP Pilot, author/historian Sarah Byrn Rickman records Love’s unique contributions on behalf of women pilots in World War II and how her efforts paved the way for today’s women pilots.”—Iris Cummings CritchellWASP ferry pilot, WWIIWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Nancy Love: WASP Pilot. To get started finding Nancy Love: WASP Pilot, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Nancy Harkness Love (1914-1976) earned her pilot’s license at age 16 and worked as a test pilot and air racer in the 1930s. During World War II she convinced General William Tunner to set up a group of female pilots to ferry aircraft from factories to air bases. Her proposal was approved as the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS). Nancy commanded this unit and later all ferrying operations in the newly formed Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). She was awarded the Air Medal and was appointed lieutenant colonel in the US Air Force Reserve in 1948.“Sarah has a gift for telling compelling stories about the WASP, the women pilots of World War II. Young readers will enthusiastically absorb her love for and fascination for this area of U.S. history.”—Erin MillerAuthor of Final Flight Final Fight, chronicling the fight to have her WASP grandmother buried at Arlington Cemetery“In Nancy Love: WASP Pilot, author/historian Sarah Byrn Rickman records Love’s unique contributions on behalf of women pilots in World War II and how her efforts paved the way for today’s women pilots.”—Iris Cummings CritchellWASP ferry pilot, WWIIWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Nancy Love: WASP Pilot. To get started finding Nancy Love: WASP Pilot, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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