Winning My Wings A Woman Airforce Service Pilot in World War II			«Back
	Marion Stegeman Hodgson Foreword by Lindy Boggs, U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican Hard Cover 5.5" x 8.25", 286 pages 31 b&w photographs History / Women / Biography/Memoir / Military / Non-Fiction 978-1-931721-47-9 January 2005 $24.95 Quantity: Gift Tie: YesNo
30% DISCOUNT applied at checkout "Puts us right in the cockpit [and] captures the feel of wartime America." — Aviation International News "Chronicles her growing passion for aircraft and flight."— Navy/Air Force/Army Times "A compelling narrative. A gem that should not be missed." — Aviation History
One of the first women in the United States to train as a military pilot, Marion Hodgson was part of a little-known World War II experiment called the WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) program, which gave young women the then unheard-of opportunity to fly military aircraft. An unlikely volunteer, Hodgson was at first terrified of flying, but she and other WASPs succeeded not only in winning their wings, but in breaking the barriers against women in military cockpits. This is an action-packed story, often humorous and sometimes harrowing, told mostly through letters Hodgson wrote to a Marine pilot fighting for his life after a fiery crash. Some of her letters describe the crashes that killed thirty-eight WASPs. Others reveal what it was like for these pioneering women as they ferried planes from factories to airfields, test-flew repaired aircraft, and performed a variety of other duties traditionally assigned to men. On a more personal level, the book is a coming-of-age story and a love story— Hodgson married the Marine pilot.