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Sisters in the Sky

Adela Riek Scharr

Scharr, one of America’s pioneer women pilots, was among the first to be called to was among the first to be called to the military's airplane ferrying service in World War II. This service was comprised of female pilots who transported empty planes to various airbase destinations, freeing up their male counter-parts for duty in the desperately understaffed combat pilots service.
. In the 1980s she produced a massive two-volume set about her experiences flying everything from Piper Cubs to the deadly Bell Airacobra. The second volume concerns her adventures in the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) organization. Leather-bound versions of each volume are available for $100 each.

Vol. 1, the WAFS: ISBN: 0-935284-46-X,  540 pages, 69 photos,    Hardcover $27.95

Vol. 2, the WASP: ISBN: 0-935284-55-9,  775 pages, 140 illustrations, index (to both books)   Hardcover $29.95