
Nancy Love
by Sarah Byrn Rickman
"WASP Pilot"
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Details
War:
World War II
Perspective:
Pilots
Military Unit:
US Air Force
True Story:
Yes
Biography:
Yes
Region:
North America
Published Date:
2019
ISBN13:
9780865412552
Description
Nancy Love was 16 when she earned her private pilot's license. Twelve years later, during World War II, she organized and led 300 women pilots for the Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, U.S. Army Air Forces. She was a trailblazing pilot as well as commander and a founder of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). Nancy Love's vision, her leadership, and her service to country during World War II, forever changed women's role in aviation.