Clipped Wings: The Rise and Fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS) of World War II

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Molly Merryman N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London Clipped Wings The Rise and Fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II a N E W Y O R K U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S New York and London©  by New York University All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Merryman, Molly. Clipped wings : the rise and fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II / Molly Merryman. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN --- (alk. paper) . Women’s Air Service Pilots (U.S.) . World War, -— Participation, Female. . Women air pilots—United States— History. . World War, -—Aerial operations, American. I. Title. D.WM  .’—dc - CIP New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Manufactured in the United States of America           To the Women Airforce Service Pilots, who recognized the value of their history and worked to preserve it, and who, despite cultural denial for thirty years, maintained their worth, their history, and their identity, giving their all to us. ...