The Women With Silver Wings Av Katherine Sharp Landdeck

<b>“With the fate of the free world hanging in the balance, women pilots went aloft to serve their nation. . . . A soaring tale in which, at long last, these daring World War II pilots gain the credit they deserve.”—Liza Mundy, <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of<i> Code Girls</i></b><br><br><b>“A powerful story of reinvention, community and ingenuity born out of global upheaval.”—<i>Newsday</i></b><br><br> When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At twenty-two, Fort had escaped Nashville’s debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle of their lesson when the bombs began to fall, and they barely made it back to ground that morning. Still, when the U.S. Army Air Forces put out a call for women pilots to aid the war effort, Fort was one of the first to respond. She became one of just over 1,100 women fro

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