women pilots in World War 2 Read more at the link! women pilots at war In 1941, the New York Herald Tribune published a letter from a woman who was tired of sitting at home worrying about the war. "If I were only a man, there would be a place for me," she wrote. Many women shared similar feelings of frustration, eager to play an active role in the conflict, but held back because by law and tradition. But as the war escalated, many countries found they could not afford to exclude half of their adult populations and doors began to open for women. They went to work in factories. Capital cities became overrun with female office workers. Nurses joined the front line troops. And many women were allowed to fly.
I'm a firm believer that some of the most talented, yet forgotten pilots of the war were the ladies of Ferry Command. Would love to see their logbooks!
Well this came out not so long ago: Amazon.co.uk: Spitfire Women of World War II: Books: Giles Whittell and Those magnificent women - Times Online and you can still listen to a BBC audio programme on the ATA: BBC - Radio 4 Woman's Hour -Spitfire Women of World War Two
Amazon.co.uk: Sisters in Arms: The Women Who Flew in World War II (Pen & Sword Aviation): Books: Helena Page Schrader
