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Spitfire Women of World War II by Giles Whittell (Paperback, 2008)
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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. Why would the well-bred daughter of a New England factory-owner brave the U-boat blockades of the North Atlantic in the bitter winter of 1941? What made a South African diamond heiress give up her life of house parties and London balls to spend the war in a freezing barracks on the Solent? And why did young Margaret Frost start lying to her father during the Battle of Britain? They - and scores of other women - weren't allowed to fly in combat, but what they did was nearly as dangerous. Unarmed and without instruments or radios, they delivered planes for the Air Transport Auxiliary to the RAF bases from which male pilots flew into battle. At the mercy of the weather and any long-range enemy aircraft that pounced on them, dozens of these women died, among them Amy Johnson, Britain's most famous flyer. But the survivors shared four unrepeatable years of life, adrenaline and love. The story of this 'tough bunch of babes' (in the words of one of them) has never been told properly before. The author has interviewed all the surviving women pilots, who came not just from the shires of England, but also from the U.S.A, Chile, Australia, Poland and Argentina. Paid GBP 6.00 a week, they flew - in skirts - up to 16 hours a day in 140 different types of aircraft, though most of them liked spitfires best.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780007235360
eBay Product ID (ePID)87183761
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
Publication NameSpitfire Women of World War Ii
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
AuthorGiles Whittell
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight250 g
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorGiles Whittell
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- 15 Jan, 2021
Fabulous read
It's a great book to read. A true insight into how women flew the plains during WW2. I never realised that women flew new plains to British airbases until I watched a documentary about it. Then my dad asked me to see if there was any books about it. I ordered this book which was money well spent. It makes you realise just how coragious and brave they were to help win the war. Truly a great book to read.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 19 May, 2022
Good read
Only just started reading the book but enjoying so farVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Dec, 2022
Book
Brought this book for our January book club read .Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 15 Apr, 2020
Pleased
PleasedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
