The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II Gift Historic interviews

Historic interviews

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The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II Gift Historic interviewsWhen the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in December 1941, Cornelia Fort was already in the air. At twenty two, Fort had escaped Nashvilles debutante scene for a fresh start as a flight instructor in Hawaii. She and her student were in the middle of their lesson when the bombs began to fall, and they barely made it back to ground that morning. Still, when the U. S. Army Air Forces put out a call for women pilots to aid the war effort, Fort was one of