Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of World War II

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Author: Sarah Byrn Rickman

ISBN-10: 1574412418

ISBN-13: 9781574412413

Category: Military Pilots & Bombardiers - Biography

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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