SKYGIRLS is a new book due out in September 2012 with more than 250 color and B&W photographs about the lives, careers and legacies of stewardesses.

The book is by photographer, writer and pilot Bruce McAllister and Stephan Wilkinson, a pilot and regular contributor to Smithsonian’s AIR & SPACE.

Here are few more images from the book:

SKYGIRLS is due out in September 2012.