{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"'Spitfires' chronicles the daring flights of American women pilots during WWII","publication_date":"May 04, 2025","summary":"Wednesday is the 80th anniversary of VE Day, marking Germany’s unconditional surrender and the end of WWII in Europe. A new book “Spitfires” tells the little-known contribution American women made to that outcome by flying combat aircraft — not for U.S. forces, which denied them the opportunity, but for Britain’s Air Transport Auxiliary. John Yang spoke with author Becky Aikman to learn more.","author_name":"By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Juliet Fuisz","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2025\/05\/962c202c1ed093d2495b1fe112170f1a-flyingintodanger-1024x576.jpeg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}