Silver Wings for Vicki: The Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess Series, by Helen Wells

Silver Wings for Vicki is the first in a series of books for children and young teens, introducing crime-solving air-hostess Vicki Barr.

Set in the days when flying was glamorous, the story follows Vicki as a trainee and through her early days as a stewardess.

Silver Wings for Vicki features a mystery involving suspicious travellers and ostrich-leather bags.  

Helen Wells (1910–1986), born in Illinois, was a social worker before she became a full-time writer of young adult fiction.

Published by Grosset and Dunlap in the United States in 1947

Good condition. Inscription on flyleaf.