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SUMMARY:Author Talk at the Mighty 8th
DESCRIPTION:The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force’s monthly Author Talk series is proud to present author Becky Aikman\, who will be discussing her book Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II. This program will take place on September 10th at 11:00 am at the museum. \nThe program is free to the public\, but please register at https://forms.gle/162b4pq56sefadHE8 \nOptional Lunch: Join us for an optional lunch afterwards. $10/12 cash/credit for members or $15/17cash/credit for non-members. \nAbout the Book\nThey were crop dusters and debutantes\, college girls and performers in flying circuses-all of them trained as pilots. Because they were women\, they were denied the opportunity to fly for their country when the United States entered the Second World War. But Great Britain\, desperately fighting for survival\, would let anyone-even Americans\, even women-transport warplanes. Thus\, twenty-five daring young aviators bolted for England in 1942\, becoming the first American women to command military aircraft. \nIn a faraway land\, these “spitfires” lived like women decades ahead of their time. Risking their lives in one of the deadliest jobs of the war\, they ferried new\, barely tested fighters and bombers to air bases and returned shot-up wrecks for repair\, never knowing what might go wrong until they were high in the sky. Many ferry pilots died in crashes or made spectacular saves. It was exciting\, often terrifying work. The pilots broke new ground off duty as well\, shocking their hosts with thoroughly modern behavior. \nWith cinematic sweep\, Becky Aikman follows the stories of nine of the women who served\, drawing on unpublished diaries\, letters\, and records\, along with her own interviews\, to bring these forgotten heroines fully to life. Spitfires is a vivid\, richly detailed account of war\, ambition\, and a group of remarkable women whose lives were as unconventional as their dreams. \nAbout the Author\nBecky Aikman is the author of two books of narrative nonfiction: her memoir\, Saturday Night Widows\, and Off the Cliff: How the Making of Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge. A former journalist at Newsday\, Aikman has written for the New York Times\, the Los Angeles Times\, and other publications. She lives in New York.
URL:https://www.georgiawwiitrail.org/event/author-talk-at-the-mighty-8th-2/
LOCATION:National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force\, 175 Bourne Avenue\, Pooler\, GA\, 31322\, United States
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