Ebook: Seized by the sun: the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins
Author: Silver Gertrude Tompkins, Ure James W
- Tags: Air pilots, Air pilots Military, Air pilots Military--United States, Military operations Aerial--American, Military participation--Female, Women, Women air pilots, Women air pilots--United States, World War 1939-1945--Aerial operations American, World War 1939-1945--Participation Female, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Historical, YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION--Biography & Autobiography--Women, Biography, Biographies, Nonfiction, Silver Gertrude Tompkins -- 1911-1944, Women Airforce Service
- Series: Women of action (Chicago Ill.)
- Year: 2017
- Publisher: Chicago Review Press
- City: United States
- Edition: First edition
- Language: English
- epub
Presents the life of the American air pilot who overcame a stuttering handicap to become a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II and who disappeared in a flight from Los Angeles in 1944.;It's awful having a stutter -- Childhood ups and downs -- Confidence grows -- Traveling abroad -- Finding her footing -- Taking flight -- The WASPs are born -- Welcome to the WASPs -- Basic and advanced training -- Pecos -- On silver wings -- Flying for her country -- Dilemma -- Seized by the sun -- Searching.
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