Seized by the sun
Subtitle: the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins
By: James W. Ure
Edition: First edition.
Series: Women of action; Women of action (Chicago, Ill.)
Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Chicago, Illinois
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9781613735879
Subjects: Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.); American Aerial operations; Military Air pilots; World War, 1939-1945; Female Participation; Women air pilots; Biography
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-185) and index.

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Table of contents: title: It's awful having a stutter; title: Childhood ups and downs; title: Confidence grows; title: Traveling abroad; title: Finding her footing; title: Taking flight; title: The WASPs are born; title: Welcome to the WASPs; title: Basic and advanced training; title: Pecos; title: On silver wings; title: Flying for her country; title: Dilemma; title: Seized by the sun; title: Searching.