Movies:
When a hostage situation arises on a private plane with the daughter of a billionaire on board, Major John Masters must stop the terrorists and land the plane.”
Director: Jim Wynorski.
Writers: Jim Wynorski, William Langlois, Paul A. Birkett.
Cast: Antonio Sabato Jr., Brianne Davis.
Young Adult Books:
Sherri L. Smith, Flygirl (2009)
Pitch:
During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl “passes” for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.”
Book Blurb:
“Ida Mae Jones dreams of flight. Her daddy was a pilot and being black didn’t stop him from fulfilling his dreams. But her daddy’s gone now, and being a woman, and being black, are two strikes against her.
When America enters the war with Germany and Japan, the Army creates the WASP, the Women Airforce Service Pilots – and Ida suddenly sees a way to fly as well as do something significant to help her brother stationed in the Pacific. But even the WASP won’t accept her as a black woman, forcing Ida Mae to make a difficult choice of “passing,” of pretending to be white to be accepted into the program. Hiding one’s racial heritage, denying one’s family, denying one’s self is a heavy burden. And while Ida Mae chases her dream, she must also decide who it is she really wants to be.”
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