In The World Of All-male Military Aviation The True Stories Of Seven Women Becoming Pilots Female Air Force Officer

The National Security Act of 1947 made the Air Force separate military service. That year, some Women's Army Corps (WACs) members continued serving in the Army but performed Air Force duties. In 1948 they were able to transfer to Women in the Air Force (called WAF), and some did. WAF was created in 1948 with the Women's Armed Services Integration Act, which gave women permanent status in the Regular and Reserve forces of the Air Force. Esther McGowin Blake was the first woman in the Air Force, having enlisted in the WAF the first minute of the first hour of the first day regular Air Force duty was authorized for women on July 8, 1948.

This book is a gorgeous coffee-table book with a collection of true stories by seventy women who shared the same two dreams becoming a military aviator and being a mom. The first few women, who, in the seventies, took their places in the world of all-male military aviation, paved the way for other women to follow. From flying during the Cold War to rescue missions during Hurricane Katrina to flying in combat during the current war on terror, these gutsy women our nation's sisters, daughters, neighbors, friends, and, yes, even moms have done it all.

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