How Long to Read Air Transport Auxiliary at War

How Long Does it Take to Read Air Transport Auxiliary at War?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 26 minutes to read Air Transport Auxiliary at War by Stephen Wynn

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book looks at the invaluable work carried out by members of the Air Transport Auxiliary during the course of the Second World War. Comprised of both men and women, it was a civilian organization tasked with the collection and delivery of military aircraft from the factories to the RAF and Royal Navy stations. Men who undertook the role had to be exempt from having to undertake war time military service due to health or age, but other than that there were very few restrictions on who who could join, which accounted for one-legged, one-armed, one-eyed and short sighted pilots being accepted. Initially it was only men who were allowed to carry out this service, but by December 1939, British authorities were persuaded by Pauline Gower (the daughter of Sir Robert Vaughan Gower, a wartime Conservative MP, and an accomplished pilot in her own right), to establish a women’s section of the Air Transport Auxiliary, of which she was put in charge. The first eight women were accepted in to the service, but it would not be until 1943 that its male and female members received the same pay. By the end of the war 147 different types of aircraft had been flown by the men and women of the Air Transport Auxiliary, including Spitfire fighter aircraft and Lancaster bombers. These brave pilots were not just British, but came from 28 Commonwealth and neutral countries and their efforts sometimes came at a price: 174 Air Transport Auxiliary pilots, both men and women, died during the war whilst flying for the service.

How long is Air Transport Auxiliary at War?

Air Transport Auxiliary at War by Stephen Wynn is 144 pages long, and a total of 36,576 words.

This makes it 49% the length of the average book. It also has 45% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Air Transport Auxiliary at War Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 19 minutes to read Air Transport Auxiliary at War aloud.

What Reading Level is Air Transport Auxiliary at War?

Air Transport Auxiliary at War is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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