Women in the Wild Blue: Target-Towing WASP at Camp Davis

by David A. Stallman, Carol P. Hovey (Editor)

This is a tribute to the Women Airforce Service Pilots WASP, heroic young women who flew military aircraft during WWII. Trained as military pilots to shuttle powerful airplanes from factories to airbases, at Camp Davis, North Carolina, a select group flew more dangerous missions pulling aerial targets as antiaircraft gunnery trainees fired live ammunition at them. The book comes alive as WASP personal letters and diaries describe what their assignment was like day to day.

Genres: History

240 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2006

Reviews

[Jack Gardner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating History -- Women Seeking Adventure

Fascinating experiences and pictures of women flyers in WWII, who did much more than tow targets. Women of independent mind and courage, seeking adventure. Why they wanted to fly. How they served the war effort, with military training and discipline, while being denied military recognition. The obstacles of male resistance -- even endangerment it seems. The wide range of planes and tasks they mastered. The hardships and camaraderie. The respect they earned.

[Samantha · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poorly written with grammatical and factual errors. The only pros were the first-hand accounts of the pilots, but many of which can be read in more accurate and detailed books.