01909cam a2200325 i 4500 355619020 TxGeo 20180906120000.0 170309s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2017011062 9781534404106 hbk. 1534404104 hbk. (OCoLC)975176472 TxGeo rda Pearson, P. O'Connell, (Patricia O'Connell.) Fly girls : the daring American women pilots who helped win WWII / P. O'Connell Pearson. First edition. New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2018] 198 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 178-182) and index. At the height of World War II, the US Army Airforce faced a desperate need for skilled pilots--but only men were allowed in military airplanes, even if the expert pilots who were training them to fly were women. Through grit and pure determination, 1,100 of these female pilots--who had to prove their worth time and time again--were finally allowed to ferry planes from factories to bases, to tow targets for live ammunition artillery training, to test repaired planes and new equipment, and more. Their story is one of patriotism, the power of positive attitudes, the love of flying, and the willingness to do good with no concern for personal gain. 20180924. Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) Women air pilots United States. Air pilots, Military United States. QS5