Who Says Skirts Can Fly Better Than Pants?
Karl Friedrich, newspaper reporter, public relations writer, photographer and copy writer makes his debut as an author in Wings: A Novel of World War II Flygirls. He gives voice to a neglected but intriguing slice of World War II. His lifelong fascination with women who accomplish great things despite the displeasure of men and his love of flying permeate the pages of his book. Charged with aviation duties within the US so that male pilots were free for combat, members of the Women Air Force Service Pilots Program were free to resign whenever they wanted. Their salaries were half that of the male aviators who often heckled the “skirt” pilots. WASP women trained for five months so they would be qualified to deliver airplanes anywhere needed by the military. Sally Ketchum leaves the poverty and superstition of her Texas home with no sense of security or family history to be a member of the civilian WASP program. Her hands are full dealing with daily calisthenics, sub-standard chow and so
