Fly girls
(DVD Video)
Contributors
Published
Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation ;, [2006].
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Library - DVD Collection
D810.W7A44 2006
1 available
D810.W7A44 2006
1 available
More Details
Published
Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation ;, [2006].
Format
DVD Video
Language
English
UPC
783421409699
Notes
General Note
Special features: Other products of interest [text feature].
Creation/Production Credits
Editor, Kathleen Korth ; cinematography, Mitch Wilson, Jack Tankard ; music by Mark Adler ; historical consultant, Deborah G. Douglas
Participants/Performers
Narrated by Mary McDonnell; commentators, Chuck Yeager, Robert Arnold, Deborah G. Douglas, Barbara Erickson London, Teresa James, Dora Dougherty Strother, Ann Baumgartner Carl, Madge Rutherford Minton, Marty Martin Wyall, Paul Tibbets; voice actor, Kath Soucie.
Date/Time and Place of Event
Originally broadcast by PBS as an episode of the television series American Experience in 1999.
Description
In the midst of World War II, the call went out: women with flight experience were needed to fly for the military. All over the country, young women postponed their weddings, put their educations on hold, and quit their jobs to respond, becoming Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASPs. Led by Jacqueline Cochran, America's foremost female aviator, more than 1,000 women were trained to ferry aircraft, test planes, instruct male pilots, and even tow targets for anti-aircraft artillery practice. Despite serving with grit and determination from 1942 to 1944, these brave women pilots had no official military status, thus no benefits, although 38 gave their lives. In December 1944, the WASP program was disbanded. It would be more than thirty years before women would fly again for the US military.
System Details
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; Dolby Digital stereo; full screen presentation, preserving the aspect ratio of the original television exhibition.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography.
Biographical television programs.
Biographies.
Cochran, Jacqueline.
Documentary television programs.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Historical television programs.
Personal narratives.
Television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women air pilots -- Biography.
Women air pilots -- History.
Women air pilots -- United States.
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
Biographical television programs.
Biographies.
Cochran, Jacqueline.
Documentary television programs.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Historical television programs.
Personal narratives.
Television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Women -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Women air pilots -- Biography.
Women air pilots -- History.
Women air pilots -- United States.
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Women -- United States.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ladevich, L., & McDonnell, M. (2006). Fly girls . WGBH Educational Foundation ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ladevich, Laurel and Mary. McDonnell. 2006. Fly Girls. WGBH Educational Foundation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ladevich, Laurel and Mary. McDonnell. Fly Girls WGBH Educational Foundation, 2006.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ladevich, Laurel., and Mary McDonnell. Fly Girls WGBH Educational Foundation ;, 2006.
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