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The Lady in the Spitfire
Returning from his first combat mission over Germany with a damaged B-17 and a wounded tail gunner, Lt. Jay Baronowsky of the US Eighth Air Force is forced to divert due to weather. In heavy cloud he nearly collides with an RAF bomber. On landing, he is shocked to discover that a woman piloted the RAF aircraft. However, he soon finds himself fascinated by the attractive an...more
Paperback, 324 pages
Published
July 20th 2006
by iUniverse
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Yet another WWII story of love and conflict
This book is one more reason for me to declare my love for historical fiction. The facts behind the female flyers that moved the aircraft to operational airfields were fascinating. However, without the story that Helena P Schrader, I would have struggled to wade my way through the dry descriptions.
The story brings the well researched facts to life. I have to say that the ending, well, the ending before the end of the book, is rather ...more
This book is one more reason for me to declare my love for historical fiction. The facts behind the female flyers that moved the aircraft to operational airfields were fascinating. However, without the story that Helena P Schrader, I would have struggled to wade my way through the dry descriptions.
The story brings the well researched facts to life. I have to say that the ending, well, the ending before the end of the book, is rather ...more
Tara Chevrestt
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This was not as good as I had hoped.. In the midst of the superb aircraft descriptions and air battles, there was too much drama regarding a "love" story that felt as tho it appeared out of thin air and many unlikeable characters and their own romantic issues thrown in.
Emily is a ferry/transport pilot during WW2. Her husband, Robin, also a pilot, has been shot down over France. She has no idea if he is dead or alive. Four months after Robin's disappearance, she has an al...more
Emily is a ferry/transport pilot during WW2. Her husband, Robin, also a pilot, has been shot down over France. She has no idea if he is dead or alive. Four months after Robin's disappearance, she has an al...more
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