Taking Flight - The Nadine Ramsey Story

Taking Flight tells the real-life story of an elite pilot who was one of the few women to fly fighter aircraft for the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

About the author

Raquel Ramsey, a retired teacher, is the widow of Nadine's brother, Col. Edwin P. Ramsey, a decorated World War II hero, and the executive producer of his documentary, Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story. Tricia Aurand is a screenwriter. Both Ramsey and Aurand live in Los Angeles.

Summary

Tells the inspiring story of a girl from Depression-era Kansas who overcame tremendous challenges and defied convention to become an elite pilot - one of the few American women to fly fighter aircraft during World War II.

Product details

• Authors: A023, Tricia Aurand, Raquel Ramsey
• Publisher: University Press Of Kansas
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2020
• EAN: 9780700629800
• ISBN: 978-0-7006-2980-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 234 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 612 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous