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Spitfire women of World War II
- Title
- Spitfire women of World War II / Giles Whittell.
- Author
- Whittell, Giles
- Publication
- London : HarperPress, 2007.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | D810.T8 W54 2007 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 292 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- The story of the unsung heroines who flew the newest, fastest, aeroplanes in World War II -- mostly in southern England where the RAF was desperately short of pilots.
- Alternative Title
- Spitfire women of WWII
- Spitfire women of World War 2
- Subjects
- Women air pilots
- Great Britain
- 1939-1945
- World War > (1939-1945)
- History
- Great Britain > Air Transport Auxiliary
- Großbritannien
- Spitfire
- Zweiter Weltkrieg
- Flugzeugführerin
- Luftwaffe
- Transportation
- Military participation > Female
- Military operations, Aerial > British
- Women air pilots > Great Britain > History
- World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, British
- World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, Female
- World War, 1939-1945 > Transportation > Great Britain
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-284) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Encounter -- 2. No way down -- 3. Queen bee -- 4. The first eight -- 5. All over Europe the air was free -- 6. Escape from Poland -- 7. None of us is snobbish -- 8. We like you in your harness! -- 9. Brab's beauties -- 10. The perfect lady's aeroplane -- 11. The originals -- 12. Team cochran -- 13. Over here -- 14. Flygirls in London -- 15. Hamble -- 16. Heroines -- 17. Girl flies Halifax -- 18. Mayfair 120 -- 19. Over the top -- 20. Eyes wide shut? -- 21. Women of the world -- 22. Left behind -- 23. Honeymoon in Belgium -- 24. Better to have lived.
- ISBN
- 9780007235353
- 0007235356
- LCCN
- 2007531374
- OCLC
- ocn137312820
- 137312820
- SCSB-1475279
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library