San Diego Union-Tribune

Carlsbad pilot is sole U.S. survivor of WWII women’s flying auxiliary

When author Becky Aikman decided in 2019 to write a book about the 25 American female pilots who flew planes for the Royal Air Force during World War II, she discovered that all but one of the women ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

‘Spitfires’ author recounts little-known story of World War II’s American women pilots

Thousands of books and films have been made over the past 80 years celebrating the bravery of American servicemen during World War II. But what about the 25 American women pilots who also risked their ...
PBS

‘Spitfires’ tells the story of American women pilots in WWII

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new book “Spitfires” tells the little-known contribution American women made to ...
PBS

‘Spitfires’ chronicles the daring flights of American women pilots during WWII

Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new book “Spitfires” tells the little-known contribution American women made to ...
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Pauline Gower, Pioneering Leader of the Spitfire Women Alison Hill

"Pauline Gower was the leader of the Spitfire women during the Second World War. After gaining her pilot's licence at 20, she set up the first female joyriding business in 1931 with engineer Dorothy ...