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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... 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)
Lidia LoPinto, Winnie LoPinto
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R402 Discovery Miles 4 020 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

Angels - Are they real or myth? (Paperback): Lidia LoPinto Angels - Are they real or myth? (Paperback)
Lidia LoPinto; Lidia LoPinto
R569 Discovery Miles 5 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Adventures of Coco Marshmallows Wigglebutt - Butterfly and Chameleon in the Garden (Paperback): Lidia LoPinto, Charles Adam... The Adventures of Coco Marshmallows Wigglebutt - Butterfly and Chameleon in the Garden (Paperback)
Lidia LoPinto, Charles Adam Lopinto
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R303 Discovery Miles 3 030 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Magical Christmas Tree - Boots & Bows learn about forest conservation from a magical talking Christmas tree and animals... The Magical Christmas Tree - Boots & Bows learn about forest conservation from a magical talking Christmas tree and animals (Paperback)
Charles Lopinto; Illustrated by Jane Smith; Lidia LoPinto
R299 Discovery Miles 2 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Boots & Bows go to the forest looking for a large Christmas tree. They find a magical talking cedar and talking animals who explain to the children that the tree is their home, so they can't take it away. The tree promises Boots & Bows that they could still have a Christmas tree in the forest. The animals decorate the cedar with pinecones, icicles, a star brought down from the sky by an eagle and colorful birds and it becomes the most beautiful live Christmas tree they ever saw. This is a lesson about nature and conservation.

A Chilling Warmth - A Tale of Global Warming (Paperback): Jay Kaplan, Lidia LoPinto A Chilling Warmth - A Tale of Global Warming (Paperback)
Jay Kaplan, Lidia LoPinto
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R283 R241 Discovery Miles 2 410 Save R42 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The story begins in June 2223 when a space ship from a distant planet lands on earth. It is a world of swirling winds, excessive temperatures, and constant storms. The crew soon discovers that the arid earth has spawned horrible worms that roam the globe. There are no humans to be found! A tape is discovered which describes the attempts of three brave people of 2100 to save the earth from the effects of global warming and the devastation of nuclear war. Alex and Rebekka, a robot, plan to return to the world of 2003 to influence a noted environmental scientist, Dr. Peter O Day, to alter his negative opinion of global warming in an effort to avert the devastation of the earth.

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