Before World War II most Americans did not believe that the average woman could fly professionally; but during the war more than a thousand women pilots proved them wrong. These were the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs); who served as military flyers on the home front. In March 1944 one of them; Ann Baumgartner; was assigned to the Fighter Flight Test Branch at Wright Field in Dayton; Ohio. There she would make history as the only woman to test-fly experimental planes during the war and the first woman to fly a jet. A WASP among Eagles is the first-person story of how Baumgartner learned to fly; trained as a WASP; and became one of the earliest jet-age pioneers. Flying such planes as the Curtiss A-25 Helldiver; the Lockheed P-38; and the B-29 Superfortress; she was the first woman to participate in a host of experiments; including in-air refueling and flying the first fighter equipped with a pressurized cockpit. But in evaluating the long-awaited turbojet-powered Bell YP-59A; she set a “first†record that would remain unchallenged for ten years.
#2653471 in Books William F S Miles 2012-08-13Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.02 x .42 x 5.98l; .61 #File Name: 1558765662184 pagesJews of Nigeria
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12 of 15 people found the following review helpful. Miles; Do Your HomeworkBy Anna JuliaWilliam Miles asserts the Jews of Nigeria are a modern phenomenon-- he labels Nigerian Jews "Internet Jews" . This reveals astonishing ignorance of ancient West African History. The Hebrew origins of West African beliefs and practices are well documented in Dr. Joseph J. Williams book; Hebrewisms of West AfricaBefore the modern state of Israel was established; Dr. Joseph J. Williams extensively studied Jews throughout the continent of Africa. Hebrewisms of West Africa: From Nile to Niger with the Jews; focuses primarily on West Africans but also includes Ethiopian Jews (Beta-Israel); North African Jews; and South African/Lemba Jews. Dr. Williams historical and anthropological scholarship is extensively documented and includes a lengthy bibliography. A fatal flaw of William Miles; Jews of Nigeria is his utter failure to examine the historical; linguistic; and cultural history of West Africans that connects them to the historical/Biblical Hebrews.Nigerian Jews are not merely "Internet Jews". They are Ancient Jews with documented cultural heritage linking them to the Biblical Hebrews.1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. a revelation!By JInteresting journey into an obscure yet familiar subculture in the incredible diversity that is Nigeria. Written by a true expert. Also makes one reflect on what it means to be a Jew.
