Current Search: Aviation--History (x)
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Title
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FLYING WITH WINGS OF DETERMINATION: BRITISH, SOVIET AND AMERICAN WOMEN PILOTS DURING WORLD WAR II.
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Creator
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Nall, John Dale, Ganson, Barbara, Florida Atlantic University, Department of History, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
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Abstract/Description
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This thesis is an international comparative analysis on the women pilots of Britain’s Air Transport Auxiliary, the Soviet Union’s Aviation Group 122, and the United States’ Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, Women’s Flying Training Detachment, and the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II. Women pilots in these groups were motivated by three different factors in each country to aid the war effort and that determination was a common thread among these groups that drove them to serve...
Show moreThis thesis is an international comparative analysis on the women pilots of Britain’s Air Transport Auxiliary, the Soviet Union’s Aviation Group 122, and the United States’ Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, Women’s Flying Training Detachment, and the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II. Women pilots in these groups were motivated by three different factors in each country to aid the war effort and that determination was a common thread among these groups that drove them to serve their countries’ militaries. What made the pilots’ efforts stand out was that they offered the Allies an advantage over the Axis Powers in terms of utilizing an additional workforce. Unfortunately, these women are widely unrecognized for this advantage and are brushed aside. It is important to recognize the significance of how these women impacted the Allies socially and militarily, and this work aims to expand the discussion in World War II studies.
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Date Issued
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2023
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014150
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Subject Headings
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Aviation--History, Women air pilots, World War II
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Format
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Document (PDF)
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Title
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The Key West Agreement of 1948: A milestone for naval aviation.
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Creator
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Vital, Mark David., Florida Atlantic University, O'Sullivan, John
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Abstract/Description
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The Key West Agreement of 1948 (KWA) was crucial in the Navy's fight to save naval aviation from Air Force encroachment. Prior to the KWA, the Air Force attempted to control the roles and missions surrounding naval aviation. The Air Force in fact, wished to emasculate naval aviation, which in turn would have made it downplayed its importance during the early Cold War years. But the KWA assigned all roles and missions surrounding naval aviation to the Navy and not to the Air Force. In so doing...
Show moreThe Key West Agreement of 1948 (KWA) was crucial in the Navy's fight to save naval aviation from Air Force encroachment. Prior to the KWA, the Air Force attempted to control the roles and missions surrounding naval aviation. The Air Force in fact, wished to emasculate naval aviation, which in turn would have made it downplayed its importance during the early Cold War years. But the KWA assigned all roles and missions surrounding naval aviation to the Navy and not to the Air Force. In so doing, the KWA gave the Navy the right to control all land- and carrier-based aviation as well as develop new technology and weapon systems such as the supercarrier. Without the KWA, the Navy could have lost control of naval aviation. The thesis highlights the importance of the KWA, and explains reasons why historians have failed to focus adequate attention to the subject.
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Date Issued
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1999
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PURL
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http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15668
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Subject Headings
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Naval aviation--History, United States--Military policy, Military history, Modern--20th century, United States--Armed Forces--History
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Document (PDF)
