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FLIGHT TO DESTINY— Sarah’s 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,…
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…
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…
Betty Gillies, A Trailblazer in Women’s 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…
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…
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…