Taking flight : the Nadine Ramsey story
(Book - Regular Print)
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Published
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2020].
Physical Desc
xxiv, 288 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Status
Prescott Valley Public Library - Biography Collection
RAMSEY, NADINE
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RAMSEY, NADINE
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Published
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2020].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"This is the first biography of Nadine Ramsey, a stunt and racing pilot who served as one of 1,102 Women's Air Force Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. The WASP flew domestic flights for the military, freeing up male pilots to enter the European and Pacific theatres of war. Nadine was one of only 303 women who ferried military aircraft. She was also the first Kansas woman to obtain a Civil Aeronautics Authority private flying license, and the first woman pilot to own her own fighter plane. The manuscript follows Nadine from her family's rural Illinois roots to Wichita, where she grew up and began her flying career. Flight would take Nadine to California, where she joined the Civil Air Patrol and later the WASP. After the war, while she retained her ties to aviation, earlier injuries prematurely forced her to stop flying, and she passed away before the federal government fully recognized the WASP's service. Nadine's story is exceptional, but it also reveals intimate details of women's early service in the military, and the trauma and lack of recognition faced by female veterans"--,Provided by publisher. berniece.
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LC Subjects
Air pilots, Military -- United States -- Biography.
Biographies.
Ramsey, Nadine, -- 1911-1987.
Secretaries -- California -- Long Beach -- Biography.
Wichita (Kan.) -- Biography.
Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) -- Biography.
Women veterans -- California -- Long Beach -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
Biographies.
Ramsey, Nadine, -- 1911-1987.
Secretaries -- California -- Long Beach -- Biography.
Wichita (Kan.) -- Biography.
Women air pilots -- United States -- Biography.
Women Airforce Service Pilots (U.S.) -- Biography.
Women veterans -- California -- Long Beach -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Female.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Ramsey, R. S., Harvey, P., Jr., & Leavitt, J. M. (2020). Taking flight: the Nadine Ramsey story . University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ramsey, Rebecca S, Paul Harvey, Jr and Jeannie M., Leavitt. 2020. Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story. University Press of Kansas.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ramsey, Rebecca S, Paul Harvey, Jr and Jeannie M., Leavitt. Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story University Press of Kansas, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Ramsey, Rebecca S., Paul Harvey, Jr, and Jeannie M. Leavitt. Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story University Press of Kansas, 2020.
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