List of Photographs of Nancy Harkness Love ixForeword Deborah G. Douglas xiPreface xviiAcknowledgments xxPrologue 1Learning to Fly 5Learning to Live 23Stretching Her Wings 33Tricycle Gear Test Pilot 45War in Europe! 60Wanted: Ferry Pilots 70Two Women Pilot Groups 80The Originals Gather 91Growing Pains 103Killed in Service of Her Country 116Transport and Transition 121A B-17 Bound for England 134Change in the Air 147Pursuit School 157The Quest for Militarization 172In Pursuit, Coast to Coast 185Militarization Denied 197Denouement of the WASP 205Flying the Hump 220Peace, Prosperity, and Parenthood 234Life on the Vineyard 242Empty Nest 257Fighting Spirit 266Epilogue 274Biographical Overview of Nancy Harkness Love 276Endnotes 279Glossary of Military and Airplane Terms 301Glossary of Airplane Types 305Bibliography 311Index 320