{"product_id":"9781941813515-georgia-jipp","title":"Georgia Jipp","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlizzard Pilot\u003cbr\u003eAn inspiring account of a fearless pilot from rural South Dakota who, despite her small stature, earned her wings at nineteen and ascended to heroism. Amid a historic three-month blizzard, she rose to flight with over 150 daring rescue missions, embodying a legacy of aerial bravery.\u003cbr\u003eGeorgia Hoyt Jipp (1926–1987) spent her childhood in and around small airplanes in western South Dakota. She loved flying. Despite her petite size, she earned her pilot's license at age nineteen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1948, at age twenty-two, she married Richard Jipp. Their wedding took place in an airplane circling above Philip, South Dakota, while wedding guests listened in on the radio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA blizzard struck on January 2, 1949, ushering in three months of snowstorms that ranked as the worst in the state's history. Georgia answered the desperate pleas of ranchers, parents of sick children, and the American Red Cross, flying over 150 rescue missions during those three long months of snowstorms—more than anyone else in the state! She was a blizzard pilot hero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58853788582262,"sku":"9781941813515","price":17.12,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34828511.jpg?v=1790780602","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781941813515-georgia-jipp","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}