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Contents List of Illustrations ix Foreword by Jane Kirkpatrick xi Acknowledgments xv List of Abbreviations xvii Introduction 1 1. Boys, I’ve Brought You a Real Lemon 6 2. Daughter of Alabama 11 3. Flight! 20 4. The WAFS 29 5. The Best of All Jobs 39 6. Women in Pursuit 51 7. The Question of Militarization 63 8. The Best and Worst of Times 68 9. Beyond the War: Life Goes On 75 10. The Pain of Change 83 11. Gliding: Better Than Sex! 92 12. Paul and the WASP 98 13. Passing the Torch: Radford Learns to Fly 108 14. California City 115 viii • Contents 15. Lake Country Estates 121 16. Enhancing the Legacy 129 17. Nancy and the Planes She Ferried 137 18. The Reunion 141 19. From Cub to King Air 149 20. Pneumonia, or Something Worse? 157 21. Terminal 165 22. Alabama Women’s Hall of Fame 172 23. Redemption 176 24. Paul Jr. 181 Epilogue 182 Notes 185 Bibliography 197 Index 203 Index of Airplanes that Nancy Flew 209 ...

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