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1961: A Woman in Space?
12 More Women Pilots Pass Dr. Lovelace’s Tests Continued from last week — June 5 post Dr. Randolph Lovelace now had 12 more women pilots who qualified for the testing the first seven male astronauts had undergone. The 12 joined with Jerrie Cobb in the program that came to be known as the Mercury 13….
Part II: Teresa James, an ORIGINAL
Wind Singing in the Wires Picking up where we left off last Friday… Gradually, Teresa began to follow his movements and, soon, she thought she was simply moving the stick and rudders in concert with him. They would be back on the ground before she learned that, by then, she was flying the airplane. Harry…
Here’s a Quick WASP History for You
The WASP of World War II By Sarah Byrn Rickman, WASP author and historian In 1942, as America struggled to arm itself for war, the leaders of the Army Air Forces (AAF) knew that airpower would be crucial to winning. However, we had but a fraction of the number of trained pilots we needed to…
Flight to Destiny | Sarah Byrn Rickman | WAFS Pilots of WWII | WASP/ women pilots WWII | women pilots
Sarah’s “Flight to Destiny” Now On Amazon Kindle
Flight to Destiny – Pearl Harbor Revisited All of Pearl Harbor was spread out in front of Annie. The water itself appeared to be on fire. Japanese planes zoomed back and forth, diving, climbing, turning, shooting at everything that moved — planes, boats, trucks, cars, bicycles, people. Recall Reading These Words Back in January? They…
December 7, 1941: “The Day That Will Live in Infamy”
“Remember Pearl Harbor” “At 7:55 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, a Japanese force of 183 airplanes attacked U.S. military and naval facilities on Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands without warning. For 30 minutes, dive bombers, level bombers and torpedo planes struck airfields and naval vessels. “After a 15-minute lull, a second wave of 170 planes launched…
Betty Gillies – First to Join Nancy Love’s WAFS
Her Story, Written for Young Women, Debuts Oct.15 On October 15, my tenth published book, Betty Gillies WAFS Pilot: The Days and Flights of a World War II Squadron Leader, makes its debut. It will be available on Amazon as both a paper back and an e-book. As you might guess, I am thrilled to…