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Aeronautics, Military United States Air pilots, Military United States Powder Puff Derby. Quimby, Harriet 1875-1912 United States United States. Navy Biography United States. Navy Officer Women air pilots Women air pilots United States History Women in aeronautics United States HistorySheinkin, Steve
Summary: "National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin tells the story of the 1929 Women's Air Derby, the first official all-female air race in the U.S."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 797.5 SHEWeintraub, Beverly
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"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Lyons Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 359.9 WEIJessen, Gene Nora
Summary: The inspiring, true story of the first female pilots taking their rightful place in the exciting world of aviation. In 1929, nineteen gutsy women blazed out of the darkness by setting out from California in propeller-driven planes, each competing to be the winner of the first female cross-country air race. The hazards were many, from disastrous weather to possible sabotage, but by facing the...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 797.5 JESHolden, Henry M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Black Hawk Pub. Co. 1991