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  • 1
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    Nancy Batson Crews : Alabama's first lady of flight (2009)
    Tuscaloosa :University of Alabama Press,
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    almahu_9948317698502882
    Format: xviii, 207 p. : , ill.
    Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
    Series Statement: Fire ant books
    Note: Boys, I've brought you a real lemon -- Daughter of Alabama -- Flight! -- The WAFS -- The best of all jobs -- Women in pursuit -- The question of militarization -- The best and worst of times -- Beyond the war: life goes on -- The pain of change -- Gliding: better than sex! -- Paul and the WASP -- Passing the torch: Radford learns to fly -- California City -- Lake Country estates -- Enhancing the legacy -- Nancy and the planes she ferried -- The reunion -- From Cub to King Air -- Pneumonia, or something worse? -- Terminal -- Alabama Women's Hall of Fame -- Redemption -- Paul Jr.
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books.
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    Nancy Love and the WASP ferry pilots of World War II (2008)
    Denton, Tex. :University of North Texas Press,
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    almahu_9948312532102882
    Format: xx, 332 p. : , ill.
    Edition: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
    Series Statement: North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 4
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books.
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  • 3
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    Nancy Love and the WASP ferry pilots of World War II / (2008)
    Denton, Tex. :University of North Texas Press,
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    edocfu_9959236368602883
    Format: 1 online resource (354 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 1-282-07535-7 , 9786612075353 , 1-57441-375-9 , 1-4416-0915-6
    Series Statement: North Texas military biography and memoir series ; no. 4
    Content: She flew the swift P-51 and the capricious P-38, but the heavy, four-engine B-17 bomber and C-54 transport were her forte. This is the story of Nancy Harkness Love who, early in World War II, recruited and led the first group of twenty-eight women to fly military aircraft for the US Army.
    Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Cover; Contents; List of Photographs of Nancy Harkness Love; Foreword by Deborah G. Douglas; Preface; Acknowledgements; Prologue; Chapter 1: Learning to Fly; Chapter 2: Learning to Live; Chapter 3: Stretching Her Wings; Chapter 4: Tricycle Gear Test Pilot; Chapter 5: War in Europe!; Chapter 6: Wanted: Ferry Pilots; Chapter 7: Two Women Pilot Groups; Chapter 8: The Originals Gather; Chapter 9: Growing Pains; Chapter 10: Killed in Service of Her Country; Chapter 11: Transport and Transition; Chapter 12: A B-17 Bound for England; Chapter 13: Change in the Air; Chapter 14: Pursuit School , Chapter 15: The Quest for MilitarizationChapter 16: In Pursuit, Coast to Coast; Chapter 17: Militarization Denied; Chapter 18: Denouement of the WASP; Chapter 19: Flying the Hump; Chapter 20: Peace, Prosperity, and Parenthood; Chapter 21: Life on the Vineyard; Chapter 22: Empty Nest; Chapter 23: Fighting Spirit; Epilogue; Appendix: Biographical Overview of Nancy Harkness Love; Endnotes; Glossary of Military and Airplane Terms; Glossary of Airplane Types; Bibliography; Index , English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 1-57441-241-8
    Language: English
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    Nancy Batson Crews : Alabama's first lady of flight (2009)
    Tuscaloosa :University of Alabama Press,
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    edocfu_9959239763702883
    Format: 1 online resource (231 p.)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 0-8173-8293-3
    Series Statement: Fire ant books
    Content: A riveting oral history/biography of a pioneering woman aviator.
    Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Boys, I've brought you a real lemon -- Daughter of Alabama -- Flight! -- The WAFS -- The best of all jobs -- Women in pursuit -- The question of militarization -- The best and worst of times -- Beyond the war: life goes on -- The pain of change -- Gliding: better than sex! -- Paul and the WASP -- Passing the torch: Radford learns to fly -- California City -- Lake Country estates -- Enhancing the legacy -- Nancy and the planes she ferried -- The reunion -- From Cub to King Air -- Pneumonia, or something worse? -- Terminal -- Alabama Women's Hall of Fame -- Redemption -- Paul Jr. , English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0-8173-5553-7
    Language: English
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    WASP of the Ferry Command : Women Pilots, Uncommon Deeds (2016)
    Denton, Texas :UNT Press,
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    edocfu_9959228350102883
    Format: 1 online resource (463 p.)
    ISBN: 1-57441-642-1
    Note: Description based upon print version of record. , War declared, pilots needed -- September 1939-September 1942 -- The beginnings -- Coup at the water cooler -- Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron -- Building the WFTD -- October 1942-April 1943 -- Women's Flying Training Detachment -- Class 43-1, the "guinea pigs" -- Class 43-2 -- Class 43-3 -- Classes 43-4, 43-5 and 43-6 -- Three more women's ferrying squadrons formed -- January-June 1943 -- 5th Ferrying Group, Dallas -- 2nd Ferrying Group, Wilmington -- 3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus -- 6th Ferrying Group, Long Beach -- Welcome to the Ferry Command -- Missions altered, July-November 1943 -- Cochran and a power grab -- Nancy and Betty fly the fortress -- New mission for the Ferrying Division -- The air inspector -- The ATC holds firm in tussle for command -- Ferrying can be hazardous to your health, December 1943-July 1944 -- Ten WASP ferry pilots tell all! -- WASP fly "the game changer" December 1943-July 1944 -- Pursuit school -- Militarization -- Officer training school -- The first transfers -- 21st Ferrying Group, Palm Springs -- D-Day, the sixth of June -- A typical coast-to-coast P-51 delivery -- Winning the war, losing the battle, August-November 1944 -- The great transfer -- The fall out -- Ferrying - the highs and lows -- Denouement, November-December 1944 -- Twelve WASP ferry pilots died -- Facts of life in the Ferry Command -- In their own words. , English
    Additional Edition: ISBN 1-57441-637-5
    Language: English
    Keywords: Electronic books.
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    Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of World War II. (2008)
    Denton : University of North Texas Press
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    gbv_1696415853
    Format: 1 online resource (218 pages)
    ISBN: 9781574413755
    Series Statement: North Texas Military Biography and Memoir
    Content: She flew the swift P-51 and the capricious P-38, but the heavy, four-engine B-17 bomber and C-54 transport were her forte. This is the story of Nancy Harkness Love who, early in World War II, recruited and led the first group of twenty-eight women to fly military aircraft for the US Army.
    Content: Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Photographs of Nancy Harkness Love -- Foreword by Deborah G. Douglas -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Chapter 1: Learning to Fly -- Chapter 2: Learning to Live -- Chapter 3: Stretching Her Wings -- Chapter 4: Tricycle Gear Test Pilot -- Chapter 5: War in Europe! -- Chapter 6: Wanted: Ferry Pilots -- Chapter 7: Two Women Pilot Groups -- Chapter 8: The Originals Gather -- Chapter 9: Growing Pains -- Chapter 10: Killed in Service of Her Country -- Chapter 11: Transport and Transition -- Chapter 12: A B-17 Bound for England -- Chapter 13: Change in the Air -- Chapter 14: Pursuit School -- Chapter 15: The Quest for Militarization -- Chapter 16: In Pursuit, Coast to Coast -- Chapter 17: Militarization Denied -- Chapter 18: Denouement of the WASP -- Chapter 19: Flying the Hump -- Chapter 20: Peace, Prosperity, and Parenthood -- Chapter 21: Life on the Vineyard -- Chapter 22: Empty Nest -- Chapter 23: Fighting Spirit -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Biographical Overview of Nancy Harkness Love -- Endnotes -- Glossary of Military and Airplane Terms -- Glossary of Airplane Types -- Bibliography -- Index.
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    Additional Edition: ISBN 9781574412413
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781574412413
    Additional Edition: Print version Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of World War II
    Language: English
    URL: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=424337
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    Nancy Batson Crews : Alabama's First Lady of Flight (2014)
    Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press
    Details
    UID:
    gbv_1658006852
    Format: 1 online resource (231 pages)
    Edition: 2nd ed.
    ISBN: 9780817382933
    Series Statement: Alabama Fire Ant Ser
    Content: A riveting oral history/biography of a pioneering woman aviator.
    Content: Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Foreword by Jane Kirkpatrick -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Ch.1: Boys, I've Brought You a Real Lemon -- Ch.2: Daughter of Alabama -- Ch.3: Flight! -- Ch.4: The WAFS -- Ch.5: The Best of All Jobs -- Ch.6: Women in Pursuit -- Ch.7: The Question of Militarization -- Ch.8: The Best and Worst of Times -- Ch.9: Beyond the WarLife Goes On -- Ch.10: The Pain of Change -- Ch.11: Gliding -- Ch.12: Paul and the WASP -- Ch.13: Passing the Torch -- Ch.14: California City -- Ch.15: Lake Country Estates -- Ch.16: Enhancing the Legacy -- Ch.17: Nancy and the Planes She Ferried -- Ch.18: The Reunion -- Ch.19: From Cub to King Air -- Ch.20: Pneumonia, or Something Worse? -- Ch.21: Terminal -- Ch.22: Alabama Women's Hall of Fame -- Ch.23: Redemption -- Ch.24: Paul Jr. -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Index of Airplanes that Nancy Flew.
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    Additional Edition: ISBN 9780817355531
    Additional Edition: Print version Nancy Batson Crews : Alabama's First Lady of Flight
    Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Rickman, Sarah Byrn Nancy Batson Crews Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, 2009 ISBN 9780817355531
    Additional Edition: ISBN 0817355537
    Language: English
    Subjects: Military Science
    RVK:
    MZ 4850
    Keywords: USA ; Zweiter Weltkrieg ; Flugzeugführerin ; Biografie ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung
    URL: Volltext  (lizenzpflichtig)
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