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03810aam a22004338i 4500 001 145E34F6817F11E79428AD3997128E48 003 SILO 005 20170815010034 008 161027s2017 ilu b 001 0beng 010 $a 2016047279 020 $a 1613735871 (cloth) 020 $a 9781613735879 (cloth) 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SKYRV $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 100 1 $a Ure, James W., $d 1939- $e author. 245 10 $a Seized by the sun : $b the life and disappearance of World War II pilot Gertrude Tompkins / $c James W. Ure. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 1707 264 1 $a Chicago, Illinois : $b Chicago Review Press Incorporated, $c 2017. 300 $a 194 pages : $b black and white photographs ; $c 23 cm. 440 0 $a Women of action series 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a It's awful having a stutter -- Childhood ups and downs -- Confidence grows -- Traveling abroad -- Finding her footing -- Taking flight -- The WASPs are born -- Welcome to the WASPs -- Basic and advanced training -- Pecos -- On silver wings -- Flying for her country -- Dilemma -- Seized by the sun -- Searching. 520 $a "Of the 38 Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) confirmed or presumed dead in World War II, only oneGertrude zTommyy Tompkinsis still missing. On October 26, 1944, the 32-year-old fighter plane pilot lifted off from Mines Field in Los Angeles. She was never seen again.Seized by the Sun is the story of a remarkable woman who overcame a troubled childhood and the societal constraints of her time to find her calling flying the fastest and most powerful airplane of World War II. It is also a compelling unsolved mystery.Born in 1912 to a wealthy New Jersey family, Gertrudes childhood was marked by her mothers bouts with depression and her fathers relentless search for a cure for the debilitating stutter that afflicted Gertrude throughout her life. Teased and struggling in school, young Gertrude retreated to a solitary existence. As a young woman she dabbled in raising goats and aimlessly crisscrossed the globe in an attempt to discover her purpose.As war loomed in Europe, Gertrude met the love of her life, a Royal Air Force pilot who was killed flying over Holland. Telling her sister that she zcouldnt stop crying, so she focused on learning to fly,y Gertrude applied to join the newly formed Womens Air Force Service Pilots. She went on to become such a superior pilot that she was one of only 126 WASPs selected to fly fighter planes. After her first flight in the powerful P-51 Mustang, her stutter left her for good.Gertrudes sudden disappearance remains a mystery to this day. Award-winning author Jim Ure leads readers through Gertrudes fascinating life; provides a detailed account of the WASPs daily routines, training, and challenges; and describes the ongoing search for Gertrudes wreck and remains. The result of years of research and interviews with Gertrudes family, friends, and fellow WASPs, Seized by the Sun is an invaluable addition to any students or history buffs bookshelf." 521 1 $a 12-19 $b Brodart. 521 2 $a 7-12 $b Brodart. 600 10 $a Silver, Gertrude Tompkins, $d 1911-1944. 610 20 $a Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) $v Biography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Participation, Female. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Aerial operations, American. 650 0 $a Air pilots, Military $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women air pilots $z United States $v Biography. 941 $a 4 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722054516.0 952 $l AAPF906 $d 20190717034810.0 952 $l XXPH787 $d 20181107055124.0 952 $l BOPG851 $d 20181006112712.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=145E34F6817F11E79428AD3997128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search