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Seized by the sun

the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins

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An edition of Seized by the sun (2017)

Seized by the sun

the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins

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Presents the life of the American air pilot who overcame a stuttering handicap to become a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II and who disappeared in a flight from Los Angeles in 1944.

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Chicago Review Press, Incorporated
Language
English
Pages
194

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Subjects
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.), American Aerial operations, Military Air pilots, World War, 1939-1945, Female Participation, Women air pilots, Biography, Women in aeronautics, World war, 1939-1945, women, World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, american, Air pilots, biography, Women, united states, biography, Silver, Gertrude Tompkins, 1911-1944, Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) -- Biography, Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography, Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American -- United States, World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female
People
Gertrude Tompkins Silver (1911-1944)
Places
United States

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Seized by the sun: the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins
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Table of Contents

It's awful having a stutter
Childhood ups and downs
Confidence grows
Traveling abroad
Finding her footing
Taking flight
The WASPs are born
Welcome to the WASPs
Basic and advanced training
Pecos
On silver wings
Flying for her country
Dilemma
Seized by the sun
Searching.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-185) and index.

789Y Childrens Plus, Inc.

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Chicago, Illinois
Series
Women of action, Women of action (Chicago, Ill.)

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Dewey Decimal Class
940.544973092
Library of Congress
D790.5.U74 2017

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 194 p.
Number of pages
194

ID Numbers

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OL26927044M
Internet Archive
seizedbysunlifed0000urej
ISBN 10
1613735871
ISBN 13
9781613735879

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