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I was a woman pilot in 1945 - a memoir of a WASP trainee: A day to day account of the experiences of Winnie LoPinto as a WASP trainee at Avenger Field TX (Paperback)
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I was a woman pilot in 1945 - a memoir of a WASP trainee: A day to day account of the experiences of Winnie LoPinto as a WASP trainee at Avenger Field TX (Paperback)
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ABOUT THE STORY: Winnie LoPinto wrote "Go Home Little Fifinella" as
a young woman after returning from Texas in 1944 from her training
as a WASP (Women's Airforce Service Pilots). She had great dreams
of becoming a pilot then and that is why she volunteered to serve
at the risk of her own life with the WASP, just for the chance to
fly. Her biographical account of her experiences as a WASP trainee
in Sweetwater Texas is full of the language and favor of the time.
Her lively style allow us relive those times along with her. The
exhilaration and the adventure of youth and the disappointments
that follow. It has delighted thousands of visitors who originally
downloaded it from her web site and brought tears to the eyes of
those who knew her. Winnie is a young woman with great dreams of
becoming a pilot. She joins the WASP in hope of serving her country
and do what she loved since she was a little girl, fly Winnie was a
slight woman, barely 100 pounds. Her legs didn't reach the brakes
in certain models and she often loosened her seatbelt to try to
slide down, at great risk of her life. In one occasion she nearly
fell out, and in another her hands were so cold riding in an open
cabin in 32 degree whether, they did not respond and she almost
lost control. According to the instructors, that kind of whether
would ground male pilots, but the WASP were tested to the absolute
limit for reasons revealed in the book. One of Winnie's friends
from the WASP was browsing the web and found this book. She sent a
wonderful letter where she clarified that at one point, women
needed only 30 hours of flight time to join toward the end of the
program EFFECT ON WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AND BACKLASH We begin to
understand, through this story, the profound effect the WASP
program had on the women's right movement of the 70's and the
backlash that followed. The experience as a WASP trainee changed
Winnie's life for ever. QUOTES: "Tonight I was reading your Aunt's
book. I just sat there and cried because it brought back so many
memories as a young boy 10 yrs old growing up everyday watching and
listening to the drone of training planes flying over day and
night. I lived on the west side of Sweetwater. My dreams were to
fly myself but I never qualified to fly and so I became a gunner on
B-29 in Korea. I hurt so much when there was a crash at Avenger
Field. These women were SO courageous and SO determined that I
never forgot and always wanted to wanted to praise them. Thank for
sharing." --Patrick Purcell Dallas/Grand Prairie, TX. WOW This blew
me away I'm fascinated My name is Susan Hansen. I happened to see a
public TV program here about the Wasps2 years ago. I have been so
fascinated with their stories. Thank you for this very precious
story. I will treasure it forever. I've been looking and looking
for more info. Not enough is published about the girls. I've even
been up to EAA in Oshgosh. --Susie Hansen ABOUT THE CO-AUTHOR Lidia
LoPinto is an engineer, technical writer and author. She and her
husband Charles LoPinto, Winnie's favorite nephew (as she called
him) publish environmental novels.
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