Skies Over Sweetwater
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ISBN: 0979237122 / Publisher: Keene Publishing, March 2008
In 1944, eighteen-year-old Bernadette "Byrd" Thompson realizes her dream of becoming an Air Force pilot when leaves her small Iowa town and travels to Sweetwater, Texas to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
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Fictionalized history of the Women Airforce Pilots (WASP) of WWII - the first women in history trained to fly American military aircraft. Still in their teens, these courageous pioneers, heroes in their own right, left their homes to serve their country doing what they loved to do--fly! Their story inspires us all to follow our dreams and find our own place in the world through courage, integrity, and passion. Readers of all ages will love the WASP's story of achievement, friendship, and patriotism.
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