The Women With Silver Wings Membership ordnance experts

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The uplifting autobiography of a remarkable aviator who was the first African American and first double amputee licensed as a racing pilot

The Women With Silver Wings Membership ordnance expertsWritten by Katherine Sharp Landdeck When 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