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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]