# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Becky Aikman in Person
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm – Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us on Thursday, October 23 at 7 PM as Becky Aikman presents her new book, Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of DangerAbout this EventJoin us on Thursday, October 23 at 7 PM as Becky Aikman presents her new book, Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II.About the Book"Lively and entertaining . . . Those fearlessly determined female pilots are the professional forebears of the women who would slowly break down barriers in the U.S. military in the decades that followed . . . And what forebears those women were." -The Washington Post“A soaring narrative.”-Keith O'Brien, New York Times bestselling author of Fly GirlsThe heart-pounding true story of the daring American women who piloted the most dangerous aircraft of World War II through the treacherous skies of Britain.They were crop dusters and debutantes, college girls and performers in flying circuses-all of them trained as pilots. Because they were women, they were denied the opportunity to fly for their country when the United States entered the Second World War. But Great Britain, desperately fighting for survival, would let anyone-even Americans, even women-transport warplanes. Thus, twenty-five daring young aviators bolted for England in 1942, becoming the first American women to command military aircraft.In a faraway land, these “spitfires” lived like women decades ahead of their time. Risking their lives in one of the deadliest jobs of the war, they ferried new, barely tested fighters and bombers to air bases and returned shot-up wrecks for repair, never knowing what might go wrong until they were high in the sky. Many ferry pilots died in crashes or made spectacular saves. It was exciting, often terrifying work. The pilots broke new ground off duty as well, shocking their hosts with thoroughly modern behavior.With cinematic sweep, Becky Aikman follows the stories of nine of the women who served, drawing on unpublished diaries, letters, and records, along with her own interviews, to bring these forgotten heroines fully to life. Spitfires is a vivid, richly detailed account of war, ambition, and a group of remarkable women whose lives were as unconventional as their dreams.About the AuthorBecky Aikman is the author of two books of narrative nonfiction: her memoir, Saturday Night Widows, and Off the Cliff: How the Making of Thelma & Louise Drove Hollywood to the Edge. A former journalist at Newsday, Aikman has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. She lives in New York.
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## Event venue details

- **city**: South Hadley
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Odyssey Bookshop
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- **full address**: Odyssey Bookshop, 9 College Street, South Hadley, United States

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- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 23 Oct, 2025 at 07:00 pm
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