Spitfire Women of World War II
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Spitfire Women of World War II

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Spitfire Women of World War II

About this book

This is the incredible true story of a wartime sisterhood of women pilots: a group of courageous pioneers who took exceptional risks to fly Spitfires, Hurricanes and Lancasters to the frontlines of World War II.

The women pilots of Air Transport Auxiliary came from all countries and backgrounds. Although not allowed into combat, they demonstrated astonishing bravery in their supporting role: flying unarmed, without radios or instruments, and at the mercy of the weather and enemy aircraft, they delivered battle-ready planes to their male counterparts, the fighter pilots of the RAF.

The story of these remarkable women pilots – among them Amy Johnson and Lettice Curtis – is a riveting account of women in wartime, and a fitting tribute to their spirit and valour.

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Year
2008
Print ISBN
9780007235360
eBook ISBN
9780007287123

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Table of Contents
  5. List Of Illustrations
  6. Epigraph
  7. Prologue
  8. Chapter One: Encounter
  9. Chapter Two: No Way Down
  10. Chapter Three: Queen Bee
  11. Chapter Four: The First Eight
  12. Chapter Five: ‘All Over Europe The Air Was Free’
  13. Chapter Six: Escape From Poland
  14. Chapter Seven: ‘None Of Us Is Snobbish’
  15. Chapter Eight: ‘We Like You In Your Harness!’
  16. Chapter Nine: ‘Brab’s Beauties’
  17. Chapter Ten: ‘The Perfect Lady’s Aeroplane’
  18. Chapter Eleven: The Originals
  19. Chapter Twelve: Team Cochran
  20. Chapter Thirteen: Over Here
  21. Chapter Fourteen: Flygirls In London
  22. Chapter Fifteen: Hamble
  23. Chapter Sixteen: Heroines
  24. Chapter Seventeen: Girl Flies Halifax
  25. Chapter Eighteen: Mayfair Hundred And Twenty
  26. Chapter Nineteen: Over The Top
  27. Chapter Twenty: Eyes Wide Shut?
  28. Chapter Twenty One: Women Of The World
  29. Chapter Twenty Two: Left Behind
  30. Chapter Twenty Three: Honeymoon In Belgium
  31. Chapter Twenty Four: Better To Have Lived
  32. Epilogue
  33. Acknowledgements
  34. A Note On Sources
  35. Index
  36. By The Same Author
  37. Copyright
  38. About the Publisher

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