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Wings of gold : the story of the first women naval aviators / Beverly Weintraub.

Summary:

"This is the story of the first women naval aviators and their struggles and triumphs as they earned their Wings of Gold, learned to fly increasingly sophisticated jet fighters and helicopters, mastered aircraft carrier landings, served at sea, and reached heights of command that would have been unthinkable less than a generation before. It is also the story of the legacy they left behind"-- Provided by publisher

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781493055111
  • ISBN: 1493055119
  • Physical Description: xviii, 286 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, an imprint of Globe Pequot, the trade division of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2021]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject:
United States. Navy > Aviation.
United States. Navy > Officer.
United States. Navy > Biography.
Women air pilots > United States > History.
Women in aeronautics > United States > History.
Air pilots, Military > United States.
Aeronautics, Military > United States.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.

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Marion Library 359.9408 WEI (Text) 37810435782163 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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Summary: "This is the story of the first women naval aviators and their struggles and triumphs as they earned their Wings of Gold, learned to fly increasingly sophisticated jet fighters and helicopters, mastered aircraft carrier landings, served at sea, and reached heights of command that would have been unthinkable less than a generation before. It is also the story of the legacy they left behind"--