Women And Flight: (UK ONLY): Portraits of Contemporary Women Pilots - Hardcover

Russo, Carolyn; Cochrane, Dorothy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 082122168X ISBN 13: 9780821221686

Publisher: Little, Brown US, 1998

Synopsis

Women pilots took to the skies soon after the Wright brothers but only a handful - AMELIA EARHART, BERYL MARKHAM and SALLY RIDE for example - have ever been recognised for their achievements. Now, with this unique book, Carolyn Russo and The National Air & Space Museum set the record straight by celebrating aviation's unsung heroines. More than eighty spectacular black-and-white photos, accompanied by interviews and biographical sketches, capture 36 of today's most notable women aviators - from Air Force pilots and aerial photographers to airline pilots and skywriters. Here is an 88-year-old who still operates an airfield; a 22-year-old who is one of the country's most highly respected civilian helicopter pilots and mechanics; the only Eskimo woman aviator in Alaska and many more. For anyone interested in aviation or women trailblazers, WOMEN AND FLIGHT is a fascinating journey of discovery.

About this title

Book Description:

* A tribute, in words and pictures, to America's female aviators and astronauts.

Synopsis:

Women pilots took to the skies soon after the Wright brothers, but only a few - Amelia Earhart, Beryl Markham and Sally Ride for example - have been recognized for their achievements. In this volume, the author and the National Air and Space Museum of Washington, DC, seek to set the record straight by celebrating aviation's "unsung heroines". Interviews and biographical sketches accompany black and white photographs capturing 36 of today's most notable women aviators - from Air Force Fighter pilots and aerial photographers to airline pilots and skywriters. The women include an 88-year-old who still operates an airfield; a 22-year-old who is one of the country's most highly respected civilian helicopter pilots and mechanics; and the only Inuit woman aviator in Alaska.

About this edition

• Publisher: Little, Brown US
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 082122168X
• ISBN 13: 9780821221686
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192