| Flight to Destiny Contributor(s): Rickman, Sarah Byrn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1570741107 ISBN-13: 9781570741104 Publisher: Braughler Books, LLC OUR PRICE: $18.95 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Women |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 6" W x 9" (0.79 lbs) 266 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Three fictional young women, each with a connection to a real historic woman flyer, join the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) in World War II to fly aircraft for the U.S Army Air Forces. They are destined to fly "the big ones". Two get a crack at the B-17 - the vaunted Flying Fortress --- and all three end up ferrying the mighty pursuit --- fighter --- aircraft from the factories to the U.S. ports on the Atlantic and Pacific, from which the aircraft are shipped abroad to combat areas. Their access to real leaders in the WAFS gives each of three the inside view of how the war is going and how the program is progressing. Each has her own flight to destiny while in service and, together, the three of them embark on a flight to destiny that will change the post war lives of all three. The real story of the real WAFS is told through the eyes of these three fictional, but very believable characters, as the book follows events from Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, through the Victory over Germany May 8, 1945, and beyond. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rickman, Sarah Byrn: - "Sarah Byrn Rickman has been researching the WASP and closely following their activities for 25 years. In that time, she has written and published seven books about these women who flew for the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II - two novels, three biographies and two histories. She has another WASP biography currently in the works and expects publication later in 2017. Sarah currently serves as an oral historian for the WASP Archives at Texas Woman's University and as editor of the official WASP newsletter. She has written numerous WASP articles published in national magazines and journals. Inspired by the WASP, she earned her Sport Pilot certification in 2011. Sarah is a former reporter/ columnist for The Detroit News and the former editor of the Centerville-Bellbrook Times (suburban Dayton, Ohio). She earned her B.A. in English from Vanderbilt University and an M.A. in Creative Writing from Antioch University, McGregor. She now lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with her husband, Richard, and their black Lab, Lady." |