Me and the Sky: Captain Beverley Bass, Pioneering Pilot
When Beverley Bass was a young girl in the late 1950s, she told her parents she wanted to fly planes — and they told her that girls couldn't be pilots. Still, they encouraged her, and brought her to a nearby airport to watch the planes take off and land. After decades of refusing to take no for an answer, in 1986 Beverley became the first female pilot promoted to captain by American Airlines and led the first all-female crewed flight shortly thereafter. Her revolutionary career became even more newsworthy when she was forced to land in the remote town of Gander, Newfoundland, on September 11, 2001, due to US airspace closures. After several days there, she flew her crew and passengers safely home.
Beverley's incredible life is now immortalized in the hit Broadway musical Come from Away. Here, discover how she went from an ambitious young girl gazing up at the sky to a groundbreaking pilot smiling down from the cockpit.
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"Thanks to intelligence, determination, and skill, she developed solid experience and established an enviable reputation. Bass’ big breaks came when American Airlines hired her as a flight engineer, then promoted her to co-pilot. Her lifelong aspiration became a reality when she became the first woman ever to captain an American Airlines commercial airliner.... Inspiring and up, up, and away all the way." — Kirkus Reviews
Product Details
| Recommended Age | 5 - 9 |
|---|---|
| Author | Beverley Bass, Cynthia Williams |
| Illustrator | Joanie Stone |
| ISBN | 0525645497 |
| Publication Date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Publisher | Knopf Books for Young Readers |
| Language | English |