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|aUre, James W.,|d1939-|eauthor.
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|aSeized by the sun :|bthe life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins /|cJames W. Ure.
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|aFirst edition.
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|aChicago, Illinois :|bChicago Review Press,|c[2017]
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|ax, 194 pages :|billustrations ;|c23 cm.
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|aWomen of action
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|aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 163-185) and index.
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|aIt'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.
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|aSilver, Gertrude Tompkins,|d1911-1944.
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|aWomen Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)|vBiography.
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|aAir pilots, Military|zUnited States|vBiography.
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|aWomen air pilots|zUnited States|vBiography.
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|aWorld War, 1939-1945|xAerial operations, American.
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|aWorld War, 1939-1945|xParticipation, Female.
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