Flying for her country; the American and Soviet women military pilots of World War II.9780275994341 Flying for her country; the American and Soviet women military pilots of World War II. Goodpaster Strebe, Amy. Praeger Security International 2007 109 pages $39.95 Hardcover D790 During WWII WWII abbr. World War II WWII World War Two , women pilots were given the opportunity to fly military aircraft for the first time. In the US, famed aviatrix a·vi·a·trix n. A woman who operates an aircraft; a woman pilot. Noun 1. aviatrix - a woman aviator airwoman, aviatress aeronaut, airman, aviator, flier, flyer - someone who operates an aircraft Jacqueline Cochran formed the Women Airforce Service Pilots The Women Airforce Service Pilots, also known as WASP, and the predecessor groups the Women’s Flying Training Detachment (WFTD) and the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WASP wasp, name applied to many winged insects of the order Hymenoptera, which also includes ants and bees. Most wasps are carnivorous, feeding on insects, grubs, or spiders. They have biting mouthparts, and the females have stings with which they paralyze their prey. ) program, which sent over 1,000 women flyers to ferry aircraft from factories to airbases throughout the US and Canada. In the Soviet Union, Marina Raskova Marina Mikhailovna Raskova (March 28, 1912–January 4, 1943) was a famous Russian navigator, often referred to as the "Russian Amelia Earhart". She later became one of over 800,000 women in the military service in a huge way by founding three female air regiments which would , famous for her historic Far East flight in 1938, formed the USSR's first all-female aviation regiments, which flew combat missions along the Eastern Front. Historian and journalist Strebe, one of the leading experts on the women military pilots of WWII, tells their stories, and looks at the obstacles these women faced as they challenged assumptions of male supremacy in wartime culture. B&w historical photos are included. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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