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# Sarah Byrn Rickman

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- [New book from Sarah Byrn Rickman](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/new-book-from-sarah-byrn-rickman/) - Let's Make A Race of It! The Story of Those Daring Women Who Flew The Powder Puff Derby, 1947-1977 The war was over! It was 1947. No longer were airplanes flying all over the United States –– at least the skies were far from crowded like they had been in ’44 and ’45.
- [Cornelia Fort WAFS Pilot Earns Sarah a Silver!](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/cornelia-fort-wafs-pilot-earns-sarah-a-silver/) - A Silver Meal for Cornelia Fort WAFS Pilot: Her Life for Her Country! Cornelia's story is my 9th biography of those remarkable women pilots of World War II.
- [Cornelia Fort, Finalist in IBPA Benjamin Franklin Book Awards!](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/cornelia-fort-finalist-in-ibpa-benjamin-franklin-book-awards/) - Cornelia Fort WAFS Pilot: Her Life for Her Country is a finalist in the 36th Benjamin Franklin Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) competition.
- [Living Legend Award for WASP Jerrie Badger](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/wasp-jerrie-phillips-badger-receives-living-legend-award/) - “Don't let us be lost,” says Jerrie Phillips Badger, a WASP in World War II. “Women are so often taken for granted, assuming that they are the underdog – and they are not.”
- [Dedication Is November 9th](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/dedication-is-november-9th/) - Sarah Byrn Rickman Post: The Cornelia Fort Collection Lives at the WASP Archive, Blagg-Huey Library, Texas Woman's University, Denton; Cornelia Fort WAFS Pilot
- [IWASM: Lifetime Achievement Award](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/iwasm-lifetime-achievement-award/) - On Sept 1, 2023, the International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM) in Cleveland OH named me the 2023 recipient of their Lifetime Achievement Award.
- [FOLKS, I GOTTA BRAG!](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/folks-i-gotta-brag/) - On September 1, the International Women’s Air and Space Museum (IWASM) in Cleveland, Ohio, is honoring yours truly with their second Lifetime Achievement Award.
- [The WASP: In Observation of Memorial Day](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/the-wasp-in-observation-of-memorial-day/) - Thirty-eight WASP perished flying for their country in World War II. All were young women, age 20 to early 30s — women whose futures would never be realized.
- [Cornelia Fort – Her Life for Her Country](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/cornelia-fort-her-life-for-her-country/) - Excerpt from Cornelia Fort WAFS Pilot: Her Life for Her Country. Be forwarned: This story will break your heart. The heroine dies in the end, but you already know that.
- [Must Read: CORNELIA FORT WAFS PILOT](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/must-read-cornelia-fort-wafs-pilot/) - Cornelia Fort WAFS Pilot: Her Life for Her Country. Know that in reading Cornelia Fort’s story you will experience the best of what humanity has to offer.
- [GROWING UP IN WORLD WAR II](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/growing-up-in-world-war-ii/) - January 26, 1998, I stood overlooking the watery grave of the USS Arizona, sunk during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, December 7, 1941.
- [WAFS Dorothy Fulton in NJ Hall of Fame](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/wafs-dorothy-fulton-in-nj-hall-of-fame/) - Dorothy Fulton Inducted!!! – New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame Dorothy Fulton, one of the original WAFS – Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, World War II, later to be known as WASP – was inducted into the New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame, November 3, 2022. Long overdue! And what a joyous occasion for her family!
- [A PIECE OF WASP MILITARIZATION HISTORY](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/a-piece-of-wasp-militarization-history/) - HOW THE WASP WON THEIR MILITARIZATION From Sarah Byrn Rickman Here's a little-known piece of WASP militarization history! Nancy Batson Crews – an original WAFS [the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron that preceded the WASP] – served 1972-1975 as President of The Order of Fifinella [1], the Post-War organization established by the WASP. During her time HOW THE WASP WON THEIR MILITARIZATION From Sarah Byrn Rickman Here's a little-known piece of WASP militarization history! Nancy Batson Crews – an original WAFS [the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron that preceded the WASP] – served 1972-1975 as President of The Order of Fifinella [1], the Post-War organization established by the WASP. During her time WASP Win Militarization November 1977.
- [VETERANS DAY: REMEMBERING WAFS DOROTHY SCOTT](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/veterans-day-remembering-wafs-dorothy-scott/) - IT TOOK 33 YEARS FOR THE WOMEN PILOTS OF WWII TO BE RECOGNIZED AS VETERANS Dorothy Scott was the 25th woman pilot to join the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) in the fall of 1942. Dorothy perished in a mid-air crash a year later – the second of the original WAFS to die flying for
- [The Passing of Queen Elizabeth II](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/the-passing-of-queen-elizabeth-ii/) - QUEEN ELIZABETH II Lies in State in Westminster Abbey Monday all eyes will be on London, England. There, the world will say goodbye to a woman many of us have known all our lives. I speak, of course, of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. My childhood, the part I actually remember, was during the World War II years
- [A SUNNY DAY IN LONDON TOWN](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/a-sunny-day-in-london-town/) - We're Off to See the War Rooms and The Changing of the Guard August 28, 2022, London, England: A full day for the Rickman Five: the Tube into downtown London deposited us near Buckingham Palace, a popular place at 11 a.m. that morning. We were there to witness the Changing of the Guard – we Buckingham Palace, a popular place at 11 a.m. that morning. We were there to witness the Changing of the Guard – we and several thousand other tourists.
- [ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/all-creatures-great-and-small/) - All Creatures Great and Small, James Herriot, Darrowby, Alf Wight, Thirsk, World of James Herriot Museum, Yorkshire Dales
- [LONG AWAITED, A VISIT TO NORMANDY](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/long-awaited-a-visit-to-normandy/) - NORMANDY: AN UNBELIEVABLE EXPERIENCE! D-Day, June 6, 1944, was a long, long time ago, but those of us who were children then, and still are around today, remember it – if only vaguely. I was seven. I remember the headline in the Rocky Mountain News, Denver’s tabloid morning newspaper. That headline type was huge. Today I D-Day June 6, 1944, Normandy, Omaha Beach, World War II, Stars and Stripes, American Flag, experiece
- [WAFS Dorothy Fulton Honored Twice!](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/wafs-dorothy-fulton-honored-twice/) - New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts WAFS Dorothy Fulton After a forty-year wait, Honey Fulton Parker is thrilled that – long overdue – her older sister Dorothy Fulton (Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, WWII) has been recognized by her home state for her flying record par excellence!!! Flying Over Teaneck She Loses Her Propeller! Dorothy has quite # New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts WAFS Dorothy Fulton After a forty-year wait, Honey Fulton Parker is thrilled that – long overdue – her older sister Dorothy Fulton (Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, WWII) has been recognized by her home state for her flying record par excellence!!! Flying Over Teaneck She Loses Her Propeller! Dorothy has quite - New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts WAFS Dorothy Fulton After a forty-year wait, Honey Fulton Parker is thrilled that – long overdue – her older sister Dorothy Fulton (Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, WWII) has been recognized by her home state for her flying record par excellence!!! Flying Over Teaneck She Loses Her Propeller! Dorothy has quite New Jersey Aviation Hall of Fame Inducts WAFS Dorothy Fulton After a forty-year wait, Honey Fulton Parker is thrilled that – long overdue – her older sister Dorothy Fulton (Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron, WWII) has been recognized by her home state for her flying record par excellence!!! Flying Over Teaneck She Loses Her Propeller! Dorothy has quite
- [COVER REVEAL: JEAN LANDIS, WASP PILOT](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/cover-reveal-jean-landis-wasp-pilot/) - JEAN LANDIS WASP PILOT, 2,500 MILES … LONG BEACH TO NEWARK IN A P-51 Presenting: My twelfth book about the WAFS and WASP – the American women pilots who flew for the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. Jean Landis WASP Pilot is not only my twelfth book, it is #5 in my Young-Adult-Readers-focused series “The WAFS and WASP of
- [The WAFS/WASP Story Began for Me, at IWASM](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/the-wafs-wasp-story-began-for-me-at-iwasm/) - "Thank You" IWASM and My Mentor Joan Hrubec IWASM, the International Women’s Air & Space Museum, is hosting the launch of my newest book—Teresa James’s biography—October 20 at 7 pm Eastern Time, 5 pm Mountain Time. Join me and many of my friends and fellow advocates of the amazing women pilots who flew for our
- [The International Forest of Friendship](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/the-international-forest-of-friendship/) - Welcome to The Forest of Friendship Atchison, Kansas, high on a bluff overlooking the west bank of the Missouri River, is the birthplace of Amelia Earhart. Nicknamed “Lady Lindy,” she is the aviatrix who has captured the hearts and admiration of countless women and girls over several generations — including yours truly. Because of Amelia
- [The Historic Chocolate Soda Lives Again](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/the-historic-chocolate-soda-lives-again/) - A Visit to Atchison's Old-Fashioned Soda Fountain When was the last time you had a chocolate soda at a real old-fashioned soda fountain? Think “old-fashioned” as when those of us of a certain age were kids or teenagers. Those soda fountains, as we knew them in “our” day, are rare today. The day before I left
- [Betty Gillies, A Trailblazer in Women’s Aviation](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/betty-gillies-a-trailblazer-in-womens-aviation/) - Hometown Pilot Betty Gillies' Impressive Legacy BY KAREN BILLING, STAFF WRITER Rancho Santa Fe News, Rancho Santa Fe, California (Reprinted with permission) NOV. 10, 2020 4:56 AM PT The late Betty Gillies, a trailblazer in women’s aviation, is featured in the new young adult novel “Betty Gillies: WAFS Pilot”, a true story written by Sarah Byrn Rickman drawing on the
- [Meet Original WAFS Dorothy Fulton](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/meet-original-wafs-dorothy-fulton-2/) - A 1930s Flyer With a 20th Century Attitude The WASP Museum, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, Texas, is currently honoring original WAFS (Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron) #22, Dorothy Fulton. Check it out!!! Here is my personal tribute to Dorothy. No pilot expects the propeller to drop off an airplane. But that is how nineteen-year-old Dorothy Fulton came to
- [Jean Landis Book Launch Takes Off](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/jean-landis-book-launch-takes-off/) - JEAN LANDIS WASP PILOT 2,500 Miles … Long Beach to Newark in a P-51 Last Saturday, July 16, the WASP World War II Museum “Zoomed” a Texas-style get-together down in Sweetwater! We paid tribute to an outstanding WASP – Jean Landis, Class 43-4. And we launched “her” book! A pursuit ferry pilot, as the title
- [Wally Funk, 3 Guys, Ride Blue Horizon to Doorstep of Space](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/wally-funk-3-guys-ride-blue-horizon-to-doorstep-of-space/) - Dateline: Tuesday, July 20, Colorado Springs… Normally a late riser —never before 8 — I set my alarm this morning for 5:45. My friend and first fight instructor, Wally Funk, was lifting off on a Space Flight and I wanted to watch. Wally posing in a space suit. I was on the computer by 6:15
- [Book Launch – Jean Landis WASP Pilot, July 16](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/book-launch-jean-landis-wasp-pilot-july-16/) - WASP Museum to host book launch of Jean Landis WASP Pilot – 2,500 Miles … Long Beach to Newark in a P-51, is my latest book in the WASP/WAFS Pilot Series..
- [WATCH FOR RESCHEDULED BOOK LAUNCH](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/watch-for-rescheduled-book-launch/) - JEAN LANDIS WASP PILOT Book Launch Coming in July Well we didn’t get the Jean Landis WASP Pilot book launch done, did we! May 18 was a BIG DAY on my calendar, but Covid did me in. Rather than subject you to my raspy bass voice, we decided it best to wait until later. July Jean Landis WASP Pilot – 2,500 Miles…Long Beach to Newark in a P-51 is available from the WASP Museum and on Amazon.
- [Betty Gillies WAFS Pilot  Debuts in Two Weeks!](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/betty-gillies-wafs-pilot-debuts-in-two-weeks/) - Book Launch Thursday, October 15! You're Invited Mary, my marketing manager (mary@buythebookmarketing.com) and I invite you to join us for Betty’s Book Launch Party — on ZOOM — Thursday, October 15th at 11 a.m. Mountain Time; 10 a.m. Pacific Time; 1 p.m. Eastern Time; and Noon Central Time. More about this in next week’s blog/newsletter. I
- ["It's an American Girl Doll!"](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/american-girl-doll-ferry-command-wasp-world-war-ii/) - Molly Comes to Live With the Rickmans Three years ago, when my granddaughter Emaline turned 7, her heart’s desire was an American Girl doll. Doting gramma that I am, I went with Emy and her mother to the AG store in Denver where Emy picked out “her” doll, Mary Ellen. No, I’m not abandoning my
- [Christmas in Germany, American Style](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/christmas-in-germany-american-style/) - The Magical Christmas of 1994 On December 20, 1994, the four Rickmans — we were four then — celebrated our older son’s 28th birthday in a village near Berchtesgaden, Germany. The U.S. Air Force sent him to Germany for three years and the other three of us joined him for the holidays. For dinner that night, we journeyed
- [Writing Dorothy Scott's Story From Her Letters Home](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/writing-dorothy-scott/) - Dorothy Scott earns her wings and flies — this is what she loves. Her country is at war. She joins the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and flies military aircraft for her country. She dies in a fiery crash. She is 23. By the time the war is over, few will remember her. Her story
- [Welcome to Sarah's Blog](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/welcome-to-sarahs-blog/) - Check back soon for more news, information and insights from Sarah!
- [Amelia, the WASP, and Me](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/amelia-the-wasp-and-me/) - At 13, I discovered Amelia Earhart. I fell in love with airplanes and the whole idea of women in flight. That day, I began a journey that, 51 years later, led to publication of my first book — The Originals. Our ninth grade English textbook contained biographies of famous Americans. Amelia was the lone woman
- [A little more about Sarah and her books](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/a-little-more-about-sarah-and-her-books/) - If you didn’t see my first blog post, let me introduce myself. I’m Sarah Byrn Rickman, a veteran journalist turned author. I worked for The Detroit News before I had kids and then as the editor of two community papers after both boys were in school: The Anthony Wayne Standard (a small paper in suburban
- [Women in Aviation Conference 2019](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/women-in-aviation-conference-2019/) - Denver was in the bullseye of a blizzard predicted to hit the eastern slope of Colorado Wednesday morning, March 13. Midnight, Monday night, I was on the phone with Southwest Airlines. My daughter-in-law, two grandkids and I were booked to fly out of Denver at noon, Wednesday. We were on our way to attend the
- [More from the Women in Aviation Conference 2019](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/more-from-the-women-in-aviation-conference-2019/) - Women In Aviation conference, Long Beach, California, Wednesday, March 13: — While Denver was in the clutches of a blizzard, the four Rickmans, in full sunshine, rode a free downtown Long Beach shuttle to the Aquarium of the Pacific. This was attraction number one! Grandson Daniel is a shark enthusiast. Petting live sharks was THE
- [Twin Cities Adventure: The Harold C. Deutsch WWII History Round Table](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/twin-cities-adventure/) - Minnesota’s Twin Cities were NOT the frozen north that I expected when I booked my flight for March 26. “Should I wear my boots?” I asked my friend, Chase, who picked me up at the airport and with whom I stayed the first night. She assured me that I didn’t need them. I was in
- [Revisiting Dorothy Scott at Texas Tech University Press](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/revisiting-dorothy-scott/) - Two weeks ago in this blog, I talked about my biography, Finding Dorothy Scott: Letters of a WASP Pilot,winner of the 2016 Sarton Women’s Book Award from Story Circle Network. Dorothy’s story would be my topic when I spoke April 11that Literary Lubbock, sponsored by Texas Tech University Press. TTUP published Dorothy’s incredible story. Like
- [Part I: Teresa James — Chapter 3 of The ORIGINALS](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/part-i-teresa-james-chapter-3-of-the-originals/) - “How are ya, honey,” the gravely voice greets me through the screen. “Come on in. I just got back from Mass and the coffeepot’s on.” Shelves bulging with books bearing aviation titles line the narrow, enclosed porch. Stacks of magazines with glossy picturesof airplanes top every table. The house is abloom with flowers. Religious icons,
- [Part II: Teresa James, an ORIGINAL](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/part-ii-teresa-james-an-original/) - Wind Singing in the Wires Picking up where we left off last Friday… Gradually, Teresa began to follow his movements and, soon, she thought she was simply moving the stick and rudders in concert with him. They would be back on the ground before she learned that, by then, she was flying the airplane. Harry
- [Writing for Young Adults](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/writing-for-young-adults/) - Nancy Love: WASP Pilot —Debuts May 25th From Sarah Byrn Rickman: My publisher, Filter Press, wishes to announce the publication of my second WASP biography for Young Adults. “May 11, 2019, Palmer Lake, Colorado— Author Sarah Byrn Rickman is a national authority on the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) who flew for the Ferrying Division,
- [Nancy Love Breaks Military Barriers for Women Pilots](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/nancy-love-woman-pilot/) - Nancy Love Breaks Military Barriers for Women Pilots Nancy Harkness Love broke the military gender barrier when she led 303 civilian women pilots for the Army Air Forces’ (AAF) Ferrying Division in World War II. President Harry Truman awarded her the prestigious Air Medal for her job well done. “Ferrying” means to fly the aircraft
- ["Nancy Love: WASP Pilot" Debuts TOMORROW](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/nancy-love-wasp-pilot-debuts-tomorrow/) - Tomorrow’s the Big Day! May 25, 2019 Nancy Love: WASP Pilot — FilterPressBooks.com — releases officially tomorrow. Copies will be for sale at the WASP WWII Museum at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, where most of the WASP trained in 1943-44. The occasion is WASP Homecoming, an annual event held on the very grounds where the women
- [Nancy Love: WASP Pilot — Chapter Two](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/nancy-love-wasp-pilot-chapter-two/) - "Here's another sneak preview for your enjoyment," Sarah It Was Not Love at First Sight Bob Love was five-feet, eleven-inches with sandy red hair, a broad nose, and a wry sense of humor. He owned Inter City Aviation, a flight service out of East Boston. Bob had attended Princeton and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
- [On D-Day, Let’s Also Remember WWII’s Women Pilots](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/on-d-day-lets-also-remember-wwiis-women-pilots/) - D-Day, June 6, 2019 — 75 years! This morning, I received a call from John Leicester of AP (Associated Press). He was calling from France where he was battened down in a hedgerow somewhere in Normandy. As a reporter, he was there as part of the intensive coverage — today — of the 75thanniversary of the
- [Book Signing: June 20, Covered Treasures Bookstore, Monument](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/book-signing-june-20-covered-treasures-bookstore-monument/) - Book Signing June 20 Thursday, June 20, I return to Covered Treasures Bookstore, 105 2nd Street, in Monument, Colorado, to sign and sell my books about the women pilots who flew for the U.S. Army Air Forces in World War II. Monument is hosting its first Art Hop of Summer 2019 from 5 to 8
- [Great Booksigning at Covered Treasures Bookstore!](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/great-booksigning-at-covered-treasures-bookstore/) - Sarah and Alex Visit Covered Treasures Covered Treasures Bookstore in Monument, Colorado, was the place to be last Thursday night, June 20. Hostess(es) with the mostest, Tommie and Paula, greeted a steady line of book shoppers and browsers. Accompanied by my grandson, Alex, I was there to sell and sign my newly released biography, Nancy
- [Meet Original WAFS Dorothy Fulton](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/meet-original-wafs-dorothy-fulton/) - 1930s Flyer With 21stCentury Attitude Yours truly has introduced you to original WAFS Nancy Love, BJ Erickson, Teresa James and Dorothy Scott through books. How would you like to meet some more of them? Original WAFS Dorothy Fulton, for starters. No pilot expects the propeller to drop off an airplane. But that is how nineteen-year-old Dorothy Fulton
- [Memories — WAFS 1999 Reunion](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/memories-wafs-1999-reunion/) - With My Friend, WAFS Nancy Batson Crews “Lake Country Estates,” the sign read. A pickup with the Stars and Bars emblazoned on the side went by going toward town. I knew I was in Alabama. I turned onto Stuart Drive. The house, as Nancy had described it, sat at a ninety-degree turn in the road.
- [My First Stearman PT-17 Flight — June 1999](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/my-first-stearman-pt-17-flight-june-1999/) - Open Cockpit Stearman — What a Ride! WAFS Reunion … Continued from last week's blog Nancy in her Super Cub. My hostess, Nancy Batson Crews and I discussed Dr. Jim Pittman's offer to take me up for a Stearman Flight. “You should do it,” she said. I sensed an importance to her that I do
- [The Originals — An Excerpt from Chapter 17](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/the-originals-an-excerpt-from-chapter-17/) - Nancy Batson — The PT-26 Trip to Calgary Colonel Tunner had four PT-26s — PT-19s with canopies — that needed to be delivered to the Canadian RAF near Calgary, Alberta, before Easter. It was now the Friday afternoon before Palm Sunday. Knowing the importance of the assignment, Colonel Baker chose his WASP squadron commander, Betty
- [99s Conference Meets in Dayton, Ohio](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/daniel-99s-conference-in-dayton/) - My 99s Conference With Daniel July 16-21, I returned to Dayton, Ohio — my home for 36 years. A visitor this time, I was there to attend my first International Ninety-Nines conference. I took my 10-year-old grandson, Daniel, with me. Why? Like his gramma, he's caught the aviation bug big time! The Ninety-Nines, or 99s,
- [38 WASP Died in WWII, 3 Were Original WAFS](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/38-wasp-died-in-wwii-3-were-original-wafs/) - Thirty-eight WASP perished performing their patriotic calling — flying for their country in World War II. All were young women, age 20 to early 30s — women whose futures would never be realized. Cornelia Fort, a southern gentlewoman from Tennessee, loved flying. She also was on her way to becoming a proven writer. Early on,
- [Sarah Wins Aviation Writing Award](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/sarah-wins-aviation-writing-award/) - Sarah's Books Win Combs-Gates Aviation Writing Award Tuesday, September 10, lightning — the good kind — struck a second time. I learned that I had won my second Combs-Gates Award, this time for my two most recent books. BJ Erickson: WASP Pilot and Nancy Love: WASP Pilot, the biographies for younger readers 10 and up
- [The 99s — Women Pilots — Mark 90 Years](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/the-99s-women-pilots-mark-90-years/) - Saturday night, November 2, I dined with 75-plus fellow members of The Ninety-Nines, Inc., the international organization of licensed women pilots. A smattering of husbands, fondly known as 49-and-a-halfs, joined us. Our host: the 99s Museum of Women Pilots (MWP), located in Oklahoma City. Our mission: to celebrate and remember the 99 women pilots who founded
- [‘WASP Pilots’ Series Wins Combs-Gates Award](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/wasp-pilots-series-wins-combs-gates-award/) - BRAG TIME! Sarah Wins Second Combs-Gates Award … and my THANKS to the National Aviation Hall of Fame for the honor! The National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) proudly reports that Sarah Byrn Rickman’s two-volume work, “WASP Pilots,” has earned its author the 17th Annual Combs-Gates Award. The award is presented for projects that reflect an
- [Stille Nacht / Silent Night](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/stille-nacht-silent-night/) - Twenty-five Years Ago, a Magical Christmas On December 20, 1994, the four Rickmans — we were four then — celebrated our older son’s 28th birthday in a village near Berchtesgaden, Germany. The U.S. Air Force sent him to Germany for three years and the other three of us joined him for the holidays. For dinner
- [Flight to Destiny, Sarah's 2nd WASP Novel](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/flight-to-destiny-sarahs-2nd-wasp-novel/) - FLIGHT TO DESTINY CHAPTER ONE (Part 1) Annie Gwynn nudged the control stick to the left, touched her foot to the left rudder pedal, and put the small, single-engine airplane into a shallow bank. The right wing lifted and traced an invisible arc across the sky as the aircraft swung through a 180-degree turn. The
- [(More) FLIGHT TO DESTINY,  SARAH’S 2nd WASP NOVEL](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/more-flight-to-destiny-sarahs-2nd-wasp-novel/) - FLIGHT TO DESTINY Attack on Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 CHAPTER ONE ( PART 2) The airport lay right next to the harbor. Tom tapped her shoulder, his mouth next to her ear so she could hear him. “Who were they, Miss Gwynn? Why d’ya suppose he shot at us?” “Japanese. Trying to kill us.
- [FLIGHT TO DESTINY— Sarah's 2nd Novel, Part 3](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/sarahs-2nd-novel-part-3/) - Annie Fights to Land the Cub … Conclusion All of Pearl Harbor was spread out in front of Annie. The water itself appeared to be on fire. Japanese planes zoomed back and forth, diving, climbing, turning, shooting at everything that moved — planes, boats, trucks, cars, bicycles, people. Please don’t let them come after me,
- [iHeart Radio Interview: Moments with Marianne Show](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/iheart-radio-interview-moments-with-marianne-show/) - Tune into the Moments with Marianne Show on Saturday, February 8th at 8pm EST/5pm PST for my interview about my #book, Nancy Love: WASP Pilot. Heard on iHeartRadio! Click here to Listen LIVE http://tinyurl.com/iHeartRadioMwM OR download the Moments with Marianne show app on iTunes & Google Play!
- [The WASP: A WWII Mini-History](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/the-wasp-a-wwii-mini-history/) - Totally Unprepared, We Were at War In early 1942, as America struggled to arm itself for World War II, the leaders of the Army Air Forces knew that air power — superiority in the air — was crucial to winning. Unfortunately, we didn't have nearly enough planes with which to fight — nor enough pilots
- [Bessie Coleman, America's First Black Aviatrix (Woman Pilot)](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/bessie-coleman-americas-first-black-aviatrix-woman-pilot/) - A Tribute to Bessie Coleman for Black History Month Black History Month, February 2008, my daughter-in-law asked me to suggest a notable African American woman on whom my granddaughter, Katie, might do a report for her kindergarten class. (Bessie Coleman's photo courtesy the Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots, Oklahoma City) I didn’t have to think
- [Libraries Receive Aviation-Inspired Books for Girls in STEM](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/libraries-receive-aviation-inspired-books-for-girls-in-stem/) - Thanks to The Gazette for Recognizing This Program Amazing! That’s what these last few weeks have been to me. Any of you who follow my blog posts and biweekly newsletters — or who are in tune with me on Facebook — are somewhat aware of this. And my Colorado Springs friends who take The Gazette
- [Sarah's "Flight to Destiny" Now On Amazon Kindle](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/sarahs-flight-to-destiny-now-on-amazon-kindle/) - Flight to Destiny - Pearl Harbor Revisited All of Pearl Harbor was spread out in front of Annie. The water itself appeared to be on fire. Japanese planes zoomed back and forth, diving, climbing, turning, shooting at everything that moved — planes, boats, trucks, cars, bicycles, people. Recall Reading These Words Back in January? They
- [This Mom Flew Helicopters in Desert Storm](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/this-mom-flew-helicopters-in-desert-storm/) - The First Gulf War Army Chinook Pilot Looks Back on Her Service Part I: The three part story of one Desert Storm helicopter pilot. Captain Victoria Calhoun sat on the “ass end” of her CH-47D Chinook helicopter—parked nose to tail with Alpha Company’s other 15 choppers. The night was clear, the stars looked close enough
- [Mom Flew Helicopters in Desert Storm (Part 2)](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/mom-flew-helicopters-in-desert-storm-part-2/) - Air Assault: A Battalion of Chinooks Launch Last week’s post concluded with these two paragraphs: On January 15, 1991, the United Nations gave Saddam Hussein an ultimatum to withdraw from Kuwait. He didn’t budge, and on January 17, U.N. forces led by the U.S. attacked Iraq. Desert Shield had become Desert Storm, and a five-week
- [Yes, Mom Flew a Helicopter in the First Gulf War (Part 3)](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/yes-mom-flew-a-helicopter-in-the-first-gulf-war-part-3/) - Women Flew Combat Support in Desert Storm “In Desert Storm, women were allowed to do combat support and combat service support," Vicky Calhoun explained in last week's Blog. “Then into the 1990s, the Air Force let women into fighter aircraft. That helped erode the Army argument that women couldn’t fly combat aircraft. “Now women military
- [Check Out The Sale on Amazon Today - Flight to Destiny](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/flight-to-destiny-on-sale-amazon-today/) - Sarah's 'Flight to Destiny' Today's Kindle Special To my readers out there. Today, the Kindle edition of my second WASP novel — FLIGHT TO DESTINY — as an 'on sale' purchase: $2.99 Please take a look!!! Check out Amazon! And THANK YOU for reading my WASP books! Buy it here. SBR
- [1957: A Woman in Space?](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/1957-a-woman-in-space/) - The Space Race: Who Gets to Go First? In 1957, when the space race began, aviation was a man’s field. On October 4, that year, the world was turned on its head, never to be the same again. The Russians launched Sputnik 1 and space flight was born. The 23-inch-in-diameter sphere with two sets of
- [1961: A Woman in Space?](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/1961-a-woman-in-space/) - 12 More Women Pilots Pass Dr. Lovelace's Tests Continued from last week — June 5 post Dr. Randolph Lovelace now had 12 more women pilots who qualified for the testing the first seven male astronauts had undergone. The 12 joined with Jerrie Cobb in the program that came to be known as the Mercury 13.
- [Remembering My Father: A Magical Day](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/remembering-my-father-a-magical-day-the-road-home/) - A Belated Father’s Day Memory The Road Home It was one of those sultry Middle-Tennessee-in-July days when you never really get dry after your shower. Your clothes stick to you like Saran Wrap to a bowl of leftovers. Five of us sat silently in the air-cooled car — staring out the closed windows at the
- [Here's a Quick WASP History for You](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/the-wasp-of-world-war-ii/) - The WASP of World War II By Sarah Byrn Rickman, WASP author and historian In 1942, as America struggled to arm itself for war, the leaders of the Army Air Forces (AAF) knew that airpower would be crucial to winning. However, we had but a fraction of the number of trained pilots we needed to
- [WASP I've Been Privileged to Know](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/wasp-ive-been-privileged-to-know/) - The First of a Series: Nadine Nagle, My WASP Friend © 2020, Sarah Byrn Rickman This is the first of a series of Blog Posts I plan to write about WASP have I met and had the pleasure of knowing personally. The first was Nadine Nagle. She and I would go on to travel together
- [Emily Warner, Pioneer Woman Airline Pilot, Flies West](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/emily-warner-pioneer-woman-airline-pilot-flies-west/) - American Aviation Has Lost a Giant Emily Hanrahan Howell Warner — born in Denver, Colorado, October 30, 1939 — made history. The first female pilot hired by a major U.S. scheduled airline, Emily took her final flight west on July 3, 2020. Bea Khan Wilhite, former president of the Colorado Aviation Historical Society and Emily’s
- [My Friend, WAFS Nancy Batson Crews](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/my-friend-wafs-nancy-batson-crews/) - Meeting Nancy Batson Crews Changed My Life Nancy Batson Crews, WAFS pilot in World War II, and I met January 12, 1992. WASP Nadine Nagle and I picked her up at the Dayton Airport that evening. That meeting changed my life. In January 1990, I went to work as a communications consultant for the International
- [My Mentor and Friend Nancy Batson Crews, Part 2](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/my-mentor-and-friend-nancy-batson-crews-part-2/) - Our Dream, The Originals, Becomes a Reality Continued from last week: “We’ll get your interviews with the remaining WAFS,” Nancy Crews told me at the end of last Friday’s blog. “We’ll have a reunion in Birmingham. How soon are you available?” This was a woman who, over the previous 15 years, built a successful real
- [International Women's Air & Space Museum (IWASM)](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/international-womens-air-space-museum-iwasm/) - IWASM: Centerville OH '86-'98; Cleveland OH '98 to Present “When did you first become connected with IWASM?” Heather Alexander, IWASM administrator asked me a few days ago. IWASM stands for International Women’s Air and Space Museum. "It was 1986," I told her. The museum had just opened in Centerville, Ohio, three blocks from my home. I
- [Betty Gillies WAFS Pilot — Coming October 15](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/betty-gillies-wafs-pilot-coming-october-15/) - Betty Gillies WAFS Pilot The Days and Flights of a World War II Squadron Leader By Sarah Byrn Rickman, from Flight to Destiny Press Release date: October 15, 2020 The sun creased the horizon. Suspended in the bubble-enclosed cockpit of the twin-engine, twin-tailed P-38 Lightning, the pilot pressed her toes hard against the brakes. The
- [Guest Blog: In Covid Times, Check Out Home Schooling](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/guest-blog-in-covid-times-check-out-home-schooling/) - Help! Need Solutions for School This Fall? Consider Experiential and Classical Christian Education by Amy Rickman, Educator Time is precious! Life with our kids at home will only last so many years. Make each moment count! Our family has focused on home schooling as a lifestyle for 8 years. Experiential learning — learning through real
- [Endowed Flight Scholarship in WASP's Name](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/endowed-flight-scholarship-in-wasps-name/) - Maricopa College Honors WASP Bev Beesemyer *** Names Women's Flight Scholarship for Beesy *** The Beverly L. Beesemyer Endowed Scholarship for Women in Aviation is now a reality at Maricopa Community College, Phoenix AZ. Fritz and Derek Beesemyer have established this scholarship to honor their Aunt Bev and her fellow WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilots) of
- [WWII – WASP Ferry Planes Headed for Russia in 1944](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/warplanestosiberiawwii/) - Listen to My Podcasts: Bravo 369 — Warplanes to Siberia, Episode 6 This week’s blog is going to be short, but sweet. In it I’m offering links to TWO PODCASTS that I did last month. The originator of these podcasts is the Bravo 369 Flight Foundation and the guys in charge have become friends of mine:
- [Betty Gillies – First to Join Nancy Love's WAFS](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/betty-gillies-first-to-join-nancy-loves-wafs/) - Her Story, Written for Young Women, Debuts Oct.15 On October 15, my tenth published book, Betty Gillies WAFS Pilot: The Days and Flights of a World War II Squadron Leader, makes its debut. It will be available on Amazon as both a paper back and an e-book. As you might guess, I am thrilled to
- [Watch the "Betty Gillies WAFS Pilot" Launch Party](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/watch-the-betty-gillies-wafs-pilot-launch-party/) - Betty Gillies WAFS Pilot officially launched on Oct 15, 2020. Watch the launch party, featuring some wonderful stories about Betty by members of her family. From Sarah: I can't believe it has been a week since we did this! To all my friends out there, PLEASE WATCH!!! And THANK YOU for reading my blog!!!
- [A  Poem Dedicated to Betty Gillies](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/a-poem-dedicated-to-betty-gillies/) - On Wings of Gold Fog shrouds the wings; dawn, but a shard of light. Twin engines labor, eager to unbridle the horses. Toes, hard on brakes, check the trembling aircraft. From the tower, “Cleared for takeoff.” Brakes off. Throttle to the firewall. Spine thrust back against the seat. Rolling, rumbling, reaching, Wheels eat up runway.
- [December 7, 1941: "The Day That Will Live in Infamy"](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/december-7-1941-the-day-that-will-live-in-infamy/) - "Remember Pearl Harbor" "At 7:55 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 7, 1941, a Japanese force of 183 airplanes attacked U.S. military and naval facilities on Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands without warning. For 30 minutes, dive bombers, level bombers and torpedo planes struck airfields and naval vessels. "After a 15-minute lull, a second wave of 170 planes launched
- [NOW IN AUDIO: Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of WWII](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/now-in-audio-nancy-love-and-the-wasp-ferry-pilots-of-wwii/) - First Nancy Love Biography Released by Audible Proud to announce that Nancy Love and the WASP Ferry Pilots of WWII is now available on Audible! Give it a listen! You'll like it! The University of North Texas Press, my publisher, decided this year to offer my full biography of Nancy Harkness Love in audio. I am
- [A REVIEW OF BETTY GILLIES WAFS PILOT](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/a-review-of-betty-gillies-wafs-pilot/) - Betty Gillies WAFS Pilot The Days and Flights of a WWII Squadron Leader From Aimee Luna, Story Circle Network Imagine, if you will, what it must have been like to be one of the first women pilots flying for the United States military in the World War II era. In Betty Gillies, WAFS Pilot: The Days
- [January 20, 2021  vs January 6, 2021 — Contrast in Democracy](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/january-20-2021-vs-january-6-2021-contrast-in-democracy/) - In the Wake of Violence, Order January 20, 2021 — Washington D.C., The United States of America It’s Inauguration Evening, January 20, 2021. Why am I not exhausted from spending the entire day in front of the television screen? Why? Because today has been America’s best day in months, years, possibly a decade or two.
- [SARAH AND WALLY AT SPACE CAMP, 1991](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/sarah-and-wally-at-space-camp-1991/) - “Let’s Go to Space Camp,” Wally said Wally Funk was my flight instructor. I had been taking flying lessons from her for a month. The year was 1991. I met Wally at Women in Aviation (WAI) in St. Louis in early March that year. Joan Hrubec, administrator of the International Women’s Air and Space Museum
- [Sarah Meets Eight More of  "The Mercury 13"](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/sarah-meets-eight-more-of-the-mercury-13/) - Wally Becomes One of "The Mercury 13" Before Wally Funk became my first flight instructor in 1991, she distinguished herself — 30 years earlier. Back in 1961 — she was one of the 13 women pilots who hoped to be America’s first female astronauts. These women are known today as “The Mercury 13.” When America
- [Celebrate 60 Years With the Women of Mercury 13!](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/celebrate-60-years-with-the-women-of-mercury-13/) - Join the 99s Museum of Women Pilots in a February 27 Salute to the Mercury 13 After the 1962 Congressional Hearings ended their dreams of space travel, the women pilots who made up the Mercury 13 went on with their lives. Some brushed it off and forgot about it, others never really shook the resentment,
- [Mercury 13, 60th Anniversary Gala Saturday, February 27](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/mercury-13-60th-anniversary-gala-saturday-february-27/) - See You in the Morning (Feb 27) at 11 A.M. Central Time! Tomorrow morning, February 27, fans of the Mercury 13 will meet, VIRTUALLY, to celebrate their 60th anniversary! — 11 am to 1 pm Central Time. Those in the other three time zones need to adjust accordingly. The celebration is courtesy of the Ninety-Nines
- [MEMORIES — THE WAFS REUNION, 1999](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/memories-the-wafs-reunion-1999/) - Hosted By My Friend and Mentor, Nancy Batson Crews … A Women's History Month Special! … The house, as Nancy had described it, sat at a ninety-degree turn in the road. As I rounded the corner and pulled into the drive, two women sitting on the front porch rose from their wicker chairs, waving. One
- [Watch Sarah's Aviatrix Book Review Interview](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/watch-sarahs-aviatrix-book-review-interview/) - My WASP Journey on Film, in Books March is Women’s History Month and that occasion has brought me a new friend and contact, Liz Booker. She wanted to do a filmed interview with me about my WASP books and hear about how I came to write my 10 WASP books … and counting. Last year
- [Believe Me, Book Reviews Matter](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/believe-me-book-reviews-matter/) - THANK-YOU TO ALL MY BOOK REVIEWERS! Last weekend I received my most recent review of Betty Gillies WAFS Pilot and I want to share it. In fact, I’d like to share several of my reviews. This just in from Margaret Dennis “Peg” Carnahan, Lt. Col. USAF (retired), a 1980 graduate of the U.S. Air Force
- [WAFS Dorothy Scott — Are You Still Interested?](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/wafs-dorothy-scott-are-you-still-interested/) - To the Writer It's About Story and Voice Dorothy Scott earns her wings and flies — this is what she loves. Her country is at war. She joins the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) and flies military aircraft for her country. She dies in a fiery crash. She is 23. By the time the war
- [A Mother's Day Tribute to My Mom](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/a-mothers-day-tribute-to-my-mom/) - My Mom: Basketball, Bridge, Racing Form, Mathematics Whiz! My mother played forward on the team that won the Tennessee girls state championship basketball tournament in 1924!!! This revelation came as a great surprise to me, because in my day — 30 years later — girl's high school basketball was a gym class only sport! We did
- [CAL Awards Finalist: Betty Gillies WASP Pilot](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/cal-awards-finalist-betty-gillies-wasp-pilot/) - A great week, folks. I’m celebrating! Betty Gillies WAFS Pilot: The Days and Flights of a World War II Squadron Leader has earned two Finalist Awards in the Colorado Authors League (CAL) competition for books published in 2020. The two categories are: “Non-Fiction: Biography, Memoir” and “Fiction/Non-Fiction: Young Adult. Final award winners will be announced
- [Bessie Coleman Earned Pilot's License 100 Years Ago](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/bessie-coleman-earned-pilots-license-100-years-ago/) - 99s Museum of Women Pilots Celebrates Bessie's 100th Anniversary When Bessie Coleman earned her pilot's license on June 15, 1921 — 100 years ago — she was the first Black individual, man or women, to do so. Bessie Coleman wanted to fly, to feel the wind in her hair and on her face. She wanted
- [Watch "Six WAFS Up Close and Personal" Wednesday Night](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/watch-six-wafs-up-close-and-personal-wednesday-night/) - IWASM Invites YOU: Film & Program Via ZOOM You are invited to join me — via ZOOM — Wednesday, July 7, at 7 Eastern, 6 Central, 5 Mountain, and 4 Pacific Daylight Time for a showing of my documentary film, Six WAFS Up Close and Personal, courtesy the International Women’s Air & Space Museum (IWASM).
- ["Teresa James WAFS Pilot"](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/teresa-james-wafs-pilot/) - Teresa James WAFS Pilot Gear Up/Gear Down—a P-47 to Newark Book Launch October 20, Presented by IWASM the International Women's Air & Space Museum When it comes to flying, Teresa James was one of the best. She mastered 26½ tail spins followed by a series of loop-ti-loops in a vintage Travel Air OX-5 to become a
- ['The Originals' Book Program in North Carolina on the Horizon?](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/the-originals-book-program-in-north-carolina-on-the-horizon/) - The WAFS 0f World War II Our Luncheon Topic! Last Saturday, I finally got to meet Mike McCarthy, the gentleman who very nicely invited me to come to North Carolina in mid-March 2020 to talk about my book The Originals — the women pilots who flew for the U.S.A. in World War II — at the Veterans History Museum
- [Nancy Love and the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/nancy-love-and-the-womens-auxiliary-ferrying-squadron/) - HOW THE WAFS OF WWII CAME TO BE On May 21, 1940, Nancy Harkness Love wrote to Lt. Col. Robert Olds — Plans Division of the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps — about the possibility of women ferrying aircraft for the U.S. Army. Two weeks later, Nancy and her husband Robert M.
- [The WAFS and How They Came to Be (Part 2)](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/the-wafs-and-how-they-came-to-be/) - From left: WAFS Evelyn Sharp, Nancy Love, Barbara Towne, BJ Erickson. – Courtesy WASP Archives, Texas Woman's University Colonel Tunner wanted the women pilots Between September 7, 1942, and January 23, 1943, 27 more women qualified as WAFS. Women’s future in military aviation hung on how these 28 women performed professionally and conducted themselves socially and
- [National Museum of World War II Aviation — Colorado Springs](https://sarahbyrnrickman.com/national-museum-of-world-war-ii-aviation-colorado-springs/) - Happy 104th Birthday WWII Vet Dr. Monica Agnew-Kinnaman Last Saturday (February 12), I met an amazing woman — a woman who proved to be very much akin to the WAFS and WASP of World War II, Dr. Monica Agnew-Kinnaman. She's known to her friends as Nikki and, like the WAFS and WASP, she is a veteran

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