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Fly Girls: The Daring American Women Pilots Who Helped Win WWII

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In the tradition of Hidden Figures, debut creator Patricia Pearson offers a beautifully written account of the remarkable but regularly forgotten group of female fighter pilots who answered their country’s call in its time of need right through World War II.

At the height of World War II, america Army Airforce faced a desperate need for skilled pilots—but only men were allowed in military airplanes, although the expert pilots who were training them to fly were women. Through grit and pure determination, 1,100 of these female pilots—who had to prove their worth time and time again—were after all allowed to ferry planes from factories to bases, to tow targets for live ammunition artillery training, to test repaired planes and new equipment, and more.

Though the WASPs lived on military bases, trained as military pilots, wore uniforms, marched in review, and now and again died violently in the line of duty, they were civilian employees and received less pay than men doing the similar jobs and no military benefits, not even for burials.

Their story is certainly one of patriotism, the power of positive attitudes, the love of flying, and the willingness to do good with out a concern for personal gain.

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