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The Fly Girls Revolt with Eileen Bjorkman

The Fly Girls Revolt with Eileen Bjorkman

FromThe Damcasters - The Aviation History Podcast


The Fly Girls Revolt with Eileen Bjorkman

FromThe Damcasters - The Aviation History Podcast

ratings:
Length:
75 minutes
Released:
May 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Eileen Bjorkman is a retired USAF Colonel who was a Flight Test engineer on over 25 types during her career that would see her end up in the Pentagon. Her new book, The Fly Girls Revolt, examines the journey the US Air Force's women have taken from the days of the WASPs and WAC to now flying all types of front-line combat aircraft, including the B-1B while pregnant. Yes, there is a baby out there in the world with more BONE time than me...The Fly Girls Revolt: The Story of the Women Who Kicked Open the Door to Fly in Combat by Eileen Bjorkman is published on the 23rd May, 2023 by Knox Press, who kindly provided this review copy.
You can follow Eileen on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/AviationHistGal
Eileen's website can be found at: https://eileenbjorkman.com/
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Released:
May 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (60)

Welcome to The Damcasters, a podcast covering aviation history from when Pontius was a Pilate to today and beyond, brought to you in association with the Pima Air and Space Museum. Every week, we will be taking a fresh look at the history of both civil and military flying, from the earliest days of people jumping off of rocks and hoping to survive to the latest in unmanned flight. While it is inevitable that we will we can get a bit avgeek-y, we aim to be as inclusive as possible so that if you have even a passing interest in flight, we will have something for you.