The hurricane girls : the inspirational true story of the women who dared to fly
Wheeler, Jo, 1978-2018
Books, Manuscripts
While their husbands, brothers, and sweethearts fought in Europe and their mothers, sisters, and friends kept the home fires burning, for the first time, a group of remarkable women took to the skies. They weren't allowed into combat but risked their lives in often bad weather and without radios to bring their boys the aircraft they so vitally needed. Employed by the Air Transport Auxiliary, these women were known as 'attagirls'. They proved that women too could master Spitfires, Mosquitoes, and Hawker Hurricanes, forging a new path in aviation.
Main title:
Author:
Wheeler, Jo, 1978-, author
Imprint:
UK : Penguin Books, 2018.
Collation:
xi, 334 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9780241354636 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.544941082940.544941940.544940.5449411
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2660340