Ramsey raquel (24 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. 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.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. 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.

Condizione: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardback. Condizione: Good. 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.

hardcover. Condizione: Good. HARDCOVER Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. Crisp unopened copy in like new jacket. With several illustration sections including one in color. First Edition.

Condizione: New. Brand New.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. In October 1944, Nadine Ramsey was thirty-three and she was flying the cutting-edge P-51 Mustang to New Jersey, its last stop before heading to the war in Europe. The irrepressible young woman from Wichita had long been determined to fly and the gathering storm clouds of World War II had provided an unexpected opportunity. Taking Flight is the inspiring story of a girl from Depression-era Kansas who overcame tremendous challenges and defied convention to become an elite pilotone of the few American women to fly fighter aircraft during World War II.Taking Flight follows Nadine as she became one of 1,102 women to join the Womens Airforce Service Pilots and one of only 303 WASPs to take to the skies in military cockpits, transporting aircraft to bases across the nation for use in the theaters of war. This book marks her milestones: the first Kansas woman to earn a commercial pilot license; among the earliest women to fly the US Air Mail; one of only 26 WASPs who flew the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, a fighter aircraftand the first woman to own one; the only woman in the country to instruct male pilots to fly fighter planes after the war. Disbanded in late 1944 to make way for male pilots and barred from piloting for commercial airlines, the WASPs spent the next three decades fighting to win veteran status.Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story is a profile in courage of a woman who helped clear the flight path for todays female combat and commercial aviators. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condizione: New. Brand New.

hardcover. Condizione: Like New. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. In October 1944 Nadine Ramsey was thirty-three and she was flying the cutting-edge P-51 Mustang to New Jersey, its last stop before heading to the war in Europe. The irrepressible young woman from Wichita had long been determined to fly and the gathering storm clouds of World War II had provided an unexpected opportunity. Taking Flight is 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.Taking Flight follows Nadine as she became one of 1,102 women to join the Women's Airforce Service Pilots and one of only 303 WASPs to take to the skies in military cockpits, transporting aircraft to bases across the nation for use in the theaters of war. This book marks her milestones: the first Kansas woman to earn a commercial pilot license; among the earliest women to fly the US Air Mail; one of only 26 WASPs who flew the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, a fighter aircraft - and the first woman to own one; the only woman in the country to instruct male pilots to fly fighter planes after the war. Disbanded in late 1944 to make way for male pilots and barred from piloting for commercial airlines, the WASPs spent the next three decades fighting to win veteran status.Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story is a profile in courage of a woman who helped clear the flight path for today's female combat and commercial aviators. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 312 pages. 9.02x6.10x0.63 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: New. 2020. Hardcover. . . . . .

Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Full number line. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). As new. 288 pps.

Condizione: New.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 320 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condizione: New. 2020. Hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condizione: New. &Uumlber den AutorRaquel 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. Tr.

Condizione: New. 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.&Uumlber den Autor.