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100 1  Ure, James W.,|d1939-|eauthor. 
245 10 Seized by the Sun :|bThe Life and Disappearance of World 
       War II Pilot Gertrude Tompkins /|cJames W. Ure. 
264  1 [Place of publication not identified] :|bChicago Review 
       Press,|c[2017] 
264  4 |c©2017 
300    1 online resource (208 pages). 
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490 0  Women of action 
506    Access limited to subscribing institutions. 
520    Of the 38 Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) confirmed 
       or presumed dead in World War II, only one--Gertrude 
       "Tommy" Tompkins--is 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, Gertrude's childhood was marked by her mother's 
       bouts with depression and her father's 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 "couldn't
       stop crying, so she focused on learning to fly," Gertrude 
       applied to join the newly formed Women's 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. Gertrude's sudden 
       disappearance remains a mystery to this day. Award-winning
       author Jim Ure leads readers through Gertrude's 
       fascinating life; provides a detailed account of the 
       WASPs' daily routines, training, and challenges; and 
       describes the ongoing search for Gertrude's wreck and 
       remains. The result of years of research and interviews 
       with Gertrude's family, friends, and fellow WASPs, Seized 
       by the Sun is an invaluable addition to any student's or 
       history buff's bookshelf. 
588 0  Print version record. 
600 10 Silver, Gertrude Tompkins,|d1911-1944. 
610 20 Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.)|vBiography. 
650  0 Women air pilots|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 Air pilots, Military|zUnited States|vBiography. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xAerial operations, American. 
650  0 World War, 1939-1945|xParticipation, Female. 
650  7 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / 
       Women.|2bisacsh 
655  0 Electronic books. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|aUre, James W., 1939-|tSeized by the sun.
       |dChicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press Incorporated, 
       2017.|z9781613735879|w(DLC)2016047279 
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