January 1, 2024

August 2023 issue of WASP Tales

On behalf of the National WASP WWII Museum, author Julia Lauria-Blum submitted an article about Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story.  Click the cover image for the full article.

October 16, 2023

September 2023 issue of The Quan 

The biography, Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story, was listed in an article entitled New Books about the World War II Experience within the September 2023 issue of The Quan.

New Books About the World War II Experience  (PDF)

Cover Page of The Quan Sept 2023  (PDF)

October 14, 2023

Jay Wertz book sales at the Central Coast Airfest

Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story, was among the volumes for sale by Mr. Jay Wertz during the Central Coast AirFest held October 14 and 15 at the Santa Maria Airport in California.

June 22, 2023

Taking Flight Book Added to NASA Library 

The biography, Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story, was recently added to the official Air & Space Library of NASA.

February 9, 2023

Authors of Taking Flight Make Virtual Presentation 

Co-authors Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand recently spoke to an online audience via Zoom at the invitation of the Pasadena Public Library. Their talk and Q&A session is now available for viewing on YouTube. Click on the viewing window below or click on the following link to view the presentation on YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEpLVZ8D1fo

January 2023

Author of Taking Flight Writes Foreword to New Book 

Taking Flight author Raquel Ramsey was invited to write the foreword to Defenders of the Rock, by Tim Deal. The nonfiction tome explores “sacrifice, courage, and honor in defense of the Philippines during World War II.” The book was published in December 2022 by Bowker. The foreword is mentioned in the member news of Biographers International Organization’s The Insider newsletter (click here for PDF):

January 2023

Taking Flight Co-Authors to Hold Online Book Talk 

Co-authors Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand will be the featured speakers from 5-6pm Pacific time on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 as part of the Pasadena Public Library’s Authors and Their Journeys Series highlighting current book authors. Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story is a biography of WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey, and the online talk will be webcast live over Zoom. To register for the seminar, click here. The upcoming talk is also featured in the January/February edition of PPL’s Off the Shelf newsletter (pictured below).

January 2023

Obituary Marks Passing of WASP Pilot Jean Landis 

Taking Flight author Raquel Ramsey took note of the passing of WASP pilot Jean Landis at age 104 on December 13, 2022. Landis appears prominently in Ramsey’s biography of Nadine Ramsey, a close friend and fellow WASP pilot during World War II. The two women were among only a few dozen WASP pilots allowed to fly the P-51 Mustang fighter plane. Both women also shared in the Congressional Gold Medal honoring the Women Air Service Pilots’ contributions to the World War II effort. To read the full obituary from the San Diego Union-Tribune, click here. Pictured below: Landis training to become a pilot, and (right) cover of “Jean Landis: WASP Pilot”, a biography by author Sarah Rickman (who also consulted on the Nadine Ramsey bio).

 November 2022

Taking Flight Now Available in Paperback from University Press

A new paperpack edition of “Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story” has been published by the University Press of Kansas. It’s available for $24.95 on Amazon.  The biography of WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey is co-authored by Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand. Pictured below: front and back pages of the paperback edition.

October 2022

WASP Pilot Nadine Ramsey Featured in Alumni Newsletter

Ninety-three years after she graduated from El Dorado High School in 1929, WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey is featured in the October 2022 issue of the school’s monthly newsletter. As detailed in the book Taking Flight, by co-authors Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand, the pilot “was one of only 26 WASPs to fly the Lockheed P-38 Lightning, a fighter aircraft – and the first woman to own one.” To see a PDF of the newsletter, click here.

October 2022

Taking Flight to Be Released in Paperback Edition

The biography of WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey, by co-authors Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand, will be reprinted in a paperback edition by the University Press of Kansas. That’s according to a report in the October 2022 issue of The Insider, a newsletter of the Biographers International Organization (BIO). No date has yet been set for the launch of the new paperback edition.

September 2022

Taking Flight on Display at Kansas Book Festival

The University Press of Kansas had a presence at the 2022 Kansas Book Festival in September. The press’s booth displayed many of its history books, including the biography of WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey, by co-authors Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand.

September 7, 2022

Nadine Ramsey to Be Honored in Museum’s Wall of Honor

The National Air & Space Museum announced that WASP pilot Nadine”Ramsey will be added to its Wall of Honor as a “permanent testament” to her “commitment to and passion for flight.” The Wall of Honor is located at the Air & Space Museum’s Stephen F. Udbar-Hazy Center. The Center, located in Chantilly, Virginia, near Dulles Airport, includes a large collection of historic aircraft, including the Space Shuttle Discovery, the Concorde, and the Boeing B-29 Enola Gay which dropped the first atomic bomb in World War II.

Certificate of Registry marking the addition of Nadine Ramsey to the Wall of Honor by the National Air & Space Museum.

The Museum’s Wall of Honor is located at the Stephen F. Udbar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia.

 August 2022

Women of the Legion of Honor Highlight Taking Flight Author

In Vol. 9 of the newletter put out by the Women of the Legion of Honor, the organization highlighted “love stories” of its members, including Raquel Ramsey, author of “Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story” from the University Press of Kansas.  Ramsey is also the executive producer of the documentary “Never Surrender” about the life of her late husband, Col. Ed Ramsey (the brother of Nadine Ramsey).

August 23, 2022

‘Taking Flight’ On Display at Air Show in Camarillo, California

The biography of World War II WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey was featured and for sale at the Wings over Camarillo Air Show, which just concluded. Attendees were able to purchase the University of Kansas Publications book at the booth of Monroe Publications, led by the company’s president Jay Wertz.

Monroe Publications president Jay Wertz promoted the biography of WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey at the Wings over Camarillo Air Show in August 2022.

Visitors at the Air Show in Camarillo hold up “Taking Flight” and more information about WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey.

May 1, 2022

Attending 80th Anniversary of WASPs at Avenger Field
A new display about World War II pilot Nadine Ramsey was part of the 80th anniversary celebration of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, TX. On hand was a team from Vanilla Fire Productions (producer Steven Barber and director Matt Hausle), who continued filming a documentary on Ramsey’s story as told in the recent biography, “Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story,” by co-authors Raquel Ramsey (Nadine’s sister in law) and Tricia Aurand. Also attending were Nadine’s nephew Edwin Ramsey, Jr. and wife Monica, who represented the book’s author Raquel Ramsey and other family members. To read the detailed description on the wall display, click here.

Display focused on WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey at the WASP Museum in Sweetwater, TX.

Front-page article on documentary about Nadine Ramsey, now in production, from the Sweetwater Reporter newspaper.

(Left) Photos of Nadine Ramsey and her pursuit plane in presentation; and (right) Monica Ramsey takes in the museum display focused on Nadine’s career in the WASP.

Documentary producer Steven Barber in front of WWII-era military aircraft on display during the 80th anniversary celebration at Avenger Field.

Museum bookstore displays the book “Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story” for sale.

Producer Steven Barber poses in front of the WASP aviator statue in the WASP Museum.

Ed Ramsey, Jr., prepares for an interview at the museum for the upcoming documentary feature about his aunt, WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey.

April 4, 2022

Taking Flight Author Talks to National WWII Museum Webinar
Raquel Ramsey, co-author of “Taking Flight”, delivered a webinar lecture to the National World War II Museum, hosted by the museum’s Jeremy Collins. The Museum has now posted an archived version of the webinar on its YouTube channel. The book is a biography of WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey (the author’s sister in law). To watch the webinar, click here.

March 31, 2022

Marking 80th Anniversary of WASP Museum in Texas
The women who flew military planes in World War II, including Nadine Ramsey, will be honored on the 80th anniversary of the WASP on April 28-30, 2022 in Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX. For more information on registering to participate in this event, click here.

March 20, 2021

Author Raquel Ramsey Speaks at National WWII Museum March 29
Taking Flight co-author Raquel Ramsey will be speaking via Zoom to attendees as part of Women’s History Month celebrations at the National WWII Museum. The event webinar is scheduled for March 29, 2022 at 9:00 AM PST.  To learn more or register for the webinar, visit Webinar Registration – Zoom on the Museum website.

March 20, 2021

Biography of WASP Nadine Ramsey in Museum Bookshop
Raquel Ramsey’s book Taking Flight is now on sale in the bookshop of the National World War II Museum in New Orleans (pictured). The museum is hosting the concluding seminar of its Women’s History Month celebration with a webinar via Zoom on March 29, 2022 at 9 a.m. PST (see details and link above). To learn more or register for the webinar, visit Webinar Registration – Zoom on the Museum website.

September 13, 2021

Poems in ‘Beyond Haiku” Book Honor WASP Nadine Ramsey
Co-author Raquel Ramsey publishes a selection of haiku in a new anthology of poetry by and about female pilots. “Beyond Haiku: Women Pilots Write Poetry” was published September 13, 2020. It’s available on Amazon.

September 7, 2021

Taking Flight Book Featured on West Texas Podcast
Co-author Raquel Ramsey was interviewed by Floyd Miller of the West Texas Tribune to talk about her new biography of WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey. Listen to the interview on It’s Everything West Texas podcast.

August 18, 2021
Commemorative Air Force Webinar with Raquel Ramsey
In a presentation to the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Warbird Tube webinar series, “Taking Flight” co-author Raquel Ramsey is interviewed by CAF’s Leah Block. Click on video link below to watch the archived  webinar on YouTube.

August 1, 2021
Book Talk at Texas Women’s University
“Taking Flight” co-authors Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand participate in a Book Talk organized by Texas Women’s University about their new biography of WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey. Click on video link below.

 March 28, 2020
Aviatrix Book Review Features Interviews with Taking Flight Authors
In a question-and-answer virtual interview for the Aviatrix Book Review website, editor Liz Booker speaks with Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand, co-authors of the new biography of WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey. Video of interview is also available on YouTube (click below).

January 31, 2020
Aviator Nadine Ramsey Led a Daring Life of Adventure
In a feature story for the Long Beach Press-Telegram, columnist Rich Archbold talks with author Raquel Ramsey about her new book on the life and World War II service of her sister-in-law and WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey.

December 6, 2020
Up in the Sky: Paying Tribute to Pilot Pioneer
In the Books section of the San Diego Union-Tribune, writer Seth Combs interviews co-author Raquel Ramsey about Taking Flight and the career in aviation of her sister-in-law Nadine Ramsey, one of only 303 women pilots who flew U.S. military fighter planes during World War II.

September 2021
Nadine Ramsey in Women’s Memorial
Nadine Ramsey was an inaugural member of the Women’s Memorial that opened in October 1997, just eight months following her passing in February 1997.

August 2021
Women of the Legion of Valor on Career of Nadine Ramsey
The latest quarterly newsletter of the Women of the Legion of Valor (WLOV) highlights the University Press of Kansas biography of WWII WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey. Co-author Raquel Ramsey is a member of the WLOV organization.

June 2021
Reading from Taking Flight Featured at BIO Conference
The Biographer’s Craft newsletter highlights 10 readings by authors featured during the Biographers International Organization (BIO) Conference 2021, including BIO member Raquel Ramsey, co-author of “Taking Flight”, who also participated in a roundtable of first-time biographers.

Spring 2021
Guidon Highlights “Taking Flight” Biography
The newsletter Guidon serves alumni of the Oklahoma Military Academy, now published by Oklahoma-based Rogers State University. OMA is the alma mater of Ed Ramsey, who is prominently featured in this biography of his sister, Nadine Ramsey.

May 2021
Fox Tales Highlights Nadine Ramsey Book
The Association of Naval Aviation’s Two Block Fox Squadron newsletter Fox Tales reports on publication of “Taking Flight”, co-authored by Squadron member Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand.

May 2021
Honoring WASP on Memorial Day
The organization Women in Aviation International is honoring WASP pilots this Memorial Day with a badge to mark their service. Taking Flight author Raquel Ramsey is also honoring her sister-in-law, Nadine Ramsey, with a poem, “Reflections from a Pilot”.

March 2021
Taking Flight
In the 2021 edition of the Beverly Hills High School alumni publication, BHHS Highlights, the magazine reports that “former ESL teacher Raquel Ramsey writes book on trailblazing female pilot.”

March/April 2021
WAI Authors Connect
In the magazine Aviation for Women’s March/April issue, the publication of the Women in Aviation International Conference features the lineup for its annual “WAI Authors Connect” virtual symposium with authors of recent aviation-related books, including Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand’s “Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story”.

March 2021
The Lady Buys a Lightning: Final Takeoff
Steve Blake looks back at the story behind WASP aviator Nadine Ramsey’s purchase of a P-38 surplus fighter plan after the war, and the plane’s eventual crash. The story appears in the P-38 National Association’s Lightning Strikes! magazine.

March 2021
Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story
Publication of the biography Taking Flight was featured by editor Awee Abayari in the March 2021 edition of the publication The World Speaks.

March 2021
Aviation History Magazine Reviews “Taking Flight”
In a review of the Nadine Ramsey biography, former HistoryNet managing editor Nan Siegel recounts highlights of the pilot’s successes and setbacks as one of the few women to fly military fighter planes during World War II.

February 2021
The Story of a WASP
 In its Pilot Briefing section, AOPA Pilot magazine’s February 2021 issue highlights the new biography of World War II pilot Nadine Ramsey.

February 2021
Q&A with Raquel Ramsey in The Biographer’s Craft
The newsletter of the Biographers International Organization posts a question-and-answer interview with Taking Flight co-author Raquel Ramsey in its February 2021 issue.

February 2021
Chronicles Magazine Reviews Nadine Ramsey Book
In a two-page review of the new book Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story, writer Roger McGrath recounts the WASP pilot’s trials and tribulations. “Her story should serve as an inspiration to all, especially to those who comes from less-than-ideal circumstances and face seemingly insurmountable obstacles.”

February 2021
AOPA Pilot Magazine Highlights Publication of Taking Flight
In its monthly Bookshelf article, AOPA Pilot editor Julie Summers Walker reports on publication of Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story, about the WASP pilot’s life before, during and after World War II.

January 2021
Family Stories of Courage
In its December/January issue, California Educator reports on the book Taking Flight co-authored by longtime Beverly Hills teacher and administrator Raquel Ramsey. The book, co-written with Tricia Aurand, tells the story of Nadine Ramsey, “who helped clear the flight path for today’s female combat and commercial aviators.”

January 2021
Military Officer Magazine Takes Note of Taking Flight
The journal of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) referenced publication of Taking Flight on its list of new books by MOAA members. Co-author Raquel Ramsey is an Auxiliary Life Member of the association.

December 16, 2020
Cavalry Journal Reviews Taking Flight
Col. Samuel R. Young, US Army (Ret.) and editor of The Cavalry Journal, lauds the biography of WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey, noting that her “story is also the story of women and military aviation, the efforts to gain veteran’s status and benefits for WASP members, and recognition of their service by the federal government.”

December 1, 2020
WAI Connect Highlights New WASP Biography
In its official newsletter, the association Women in Aviation International (WAI) noted in Member News the recent publication by Raquel Ramsey of “a book about her sister-in-law, WASP Nadine Ramsey. Nadine helped clear the flight path for today’s female combat and commercial aviators.”

December 1, 2020
Ramsey Presents to Los Angeles-Area Aviators
In Vol. 7, No. 12 of Wings News, published by the Wings over Wendy’s organization of aviators in the L.A. area, publisher Ed Reynolds reports on the Nov. 30 Zoom presentation made by Taking Flight co-author Raquel Ramirez. Her talk and Q&A are also archived as streaming video.

December  2020
Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story
On its front page, the West Texas Tribune monthly publication showcases a new biography of Nadine Ramsey, who trained for wartime service in the Women Airforce Service Pilots at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas.

November 9,  2020
Kansas Press Highlights Young Readers of Taking Flight
The University Press of Kansas took to its Kansas Press account on Instagram to showcase kids Cristian and Olivia Rose Ramirez looking at photos in the biography co-authored by Raquel Ramirez and Tricia Aurand.

November 5,  2020
Mt. Soledad Memorial to Honor WASP Pilot Nadine Ramsey
In 2021 La Jolla’s Mount Soledad Memorial Association will add another plaque to its memorial wall, honoring Nadine Ramsey’s wartime service ferrying military aircraft across the country.

November 2020
CMSA Rundown Publishes Book Review of Taking Flight
Phil Spangenberger, an editor at True West magazine, reviewed the book about WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey for the CMSA Rundown, the journal of the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association.

November 2020
CMSA Welcomes Taking Flight Author as National Sponsor
In its journal, the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association (CMSA) announces its newest national sponsor, Raquel Ramsey, co-author of Taking Flight and executive producer of the documentary Never Surrender about her late husband and former Cavalry officer, Edwin P. Ramsey.

Fall 2020
Air Racing Association Highlights “Taking Flight” Biography
In Golden Pylons, the official journal of the Society of Air Race Historians, Kevin Grantham writes about the new biography of former air racer and WASP pilot Nadine Ramsey.

October 20, 2020
Vanilla Fire Productions Delays Filming on Taking Flight Documentary
Taking Flight co-author Raquel Ramsey met with filmmakers from Los Angeles-based Vanilla Fire Productions, and agreed to suspend further shooting on their forthcoming documentary based on the book Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Filming is expected to resume in 2021

October 17, 2020
Philippine Scouts Heritage Society Publishes Book Review on Taking Flight
Bataan Diary author Chris Schaefer calls the new book “a great read,” noting that co-authors Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand invite readers “on an extraordinary journey” through terrible setbacks and then remarkable successes. “This is a woman who lived life on her own terms,” notes Schaefer.

October 9, 2020
Taking Flight Featured on Southern Sense Talk Radio
South Carolina-based Southern Sense radio host Annie Ubelis interviewed Raquel Ramsey on the conservative talk-radio service, with the live and archived simulcast video now streaming via Facebook. (Fast forward to 50:00 for the segment on Taking Flight]

October 8, 2020
Author of WWII-Era Novels Has Praise for Taking Flight
In a book review published on Ray’s Blog and Amazon, novelist Ray Elliott (Iwo Blasted Again) offers his own take on the story of a WASP pilot in World War II. He notes that Taking Flight is both Nadine Ramsey’s story and also the “story of women’s fight for equal treatment as pilots and how these women overcame discrimination and contributed greatly to the war effort.”

September 24, 2020
From Balloons to Drones Website Reviews Taking Flight Book
In a book review for the From Balloons to Drones website, air-power historian Dr. Brian Laslie calls Taking Flight an “incredibly personal and poignant account of one family’s successes and sacrifices during the Second World War. This book should find a home on the shelves of air power scholars, but a much wider audience will also enjoy it. Ramsey’s story might be hers alone, but it is indicative of all the women whose service to the US and broader Allied war effort should not be overlooked.”

August 31, 2020
Kansas Press Promos Upcoming WASP Biography on Instagram
The University Press of Kansas (UPK) used its Instagram Kansas Press account to tip off readers to the Sept. 3 publication of Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story, by Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand.

Below are some of the latest reviews for Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story, published by University Press of Kansas, on September 3, 2020.

Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story
Reviewed in U.S. Naval Institute’s June 2021 issue of Proceedings magazine by Lieutenant (junior grade) Charlotte Asdal, U.S. Navy

The engine sputtered as she neared the airfield in Newark, New Jersey. Nadine Ramsey quickly radioed the tower and deftly maneuvered her P-51 Mustang onto the tarmac moments before the engine cut out. She was piloting the pursuit aircraft cross-country from California for shipment to the front in Europe. Ramsey had no time to let the close call rattle her…

Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story
Reviewed in June 2021 by Clint Goodwin, Commander, US Navy (Retired) and author of four novels, including War to War. 

Dr. Raquel Ramsey and Ms. Tricia Aurand deliver a heartfelt story about one woman’s dogged determination to do what she loves most: fly high in the sky. What a pleasure it was to read Taking Flight, The Nadine Ramsey Story. It is a wonderful homage to a time when America’s heart and soul connected with patriotism and the desire for all walks of life to defend life and liberty…

Taking Flight
Reviewed in May 2021 by Col. Samuel R. Young for the CSMA Rundown magazine. 

If you have read the history of the family of siblings Ed and Ramsey, you know they have an amazing heritage. If you have read the book “Lt. Ramsey’s War” and/or seen [the documentary] “Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story”, you know Ed’s exceptional accomplishments as a cavalry commander and guerrilla commander in World War II… Reading “Taking Flight”, you quickly learn Nadine was an exceptional pioneer woman aviator…

Taking Flight
Reviewed by Lt. Col. Thomas A. Duke, USAF (Retired), in the Spring 2021 issue of the Daedalus Flyer magazine. 

As a pilot, I was curious to know about women military pilots in World War II, and read “Taking Flight” by Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand. This book not only chronicles the life of Nadine but also tells the story of 1,830 pilots admitted to military life as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) who ferried military airplanes through the war  and their dedication and struggle to be recognized for their contribution to the war effort…

Taking Flight
Reviewed by Lt. Col. Thomas A. Duke, USAF (Retired), in the Spring 2021 issue of the Daedalus Flyer magazine. 

As a pilot, I was curious to know about women military pilots in World War II, and read “Taking Flight” by Raquel Ramsey and Tricia Aurand. This book not only chronicles the life of Nadine but also tells the story of 1,830 pilots admitted to military life as Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) who ferried military airplanes through the war  and their dedication and struggle to be recognized for their contribution to the war effort…

Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story
Reviewed by Jay Wertz in Book Review for the March 2021 issue of the CMSA Rundown magazine. 

It is refreshing… to read an account in which the facts are accurately portrayed while the themes of change and progress are introduced throughout. Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story is one such work… The book is a biography set against the broader backdrop of the 20^th century’s most dynamic period…

A Story of Determination and Success
Reviewed by Chris Shaefer*, Author, Bataan Diary in the March 30, 2021 commemorative edition of the Philippine Scouts Heritage Society.

I highly recommend Taking Flight for two reasons: the personal story of three extraordinary people and what made them tick; and the story of women pioneers in American aviation.  It’s a great read…

Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story
Reviewed by Ray Elliott and published in Crossroads, the magazine of the Marines Memorial Club, in its Spring 2021 issue.

Nearly 1,100 women answered the call to service as pilots ferrying planes across the United States from early 1942 until the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) was disbanded in 1944. During this time, the women had to overcome the discrimination they faced because of their gender. Nadine Ramsey was born in 1911…

Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story
Reviewed by Steve Blake, and published by Lightning Strikes! magazine of the P-38 National Association in its March 2021 issue.

This is a well written and well researched biography of a remarkable person, woman and pilot. Co-author — and P-38 National Association member — Raquel Ramsey holds a Ph.D. in Education and the book’s subject is the sister of her late husband Ed, who in World War II was a US Army cavalry officer and a hero of the early Philippine Islands campaign…

Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story
Reviewed by Nan Siegel* and published by Aviation History magazine in its March 2021 issue.

Nadine Ramsey dropped out of high school to work as a secretary, helping support her family in the aftermath of her father’s suicide. But the blossoming aviation industry of 1930s Wichita, Kan., soon inspired the energetic redhead to a new, and at first secret, objective: flying…

Middle American Aviatrix
Reviewed by Roger D. McGrath*, published in the February 2021 issue of the Chronicles Magazine

Taking Flight tells the remarkable tale of a courageous woman, Nadine Ramsey, who survived a difficult childhood to become Kansas’ first female commercial pilot, a World War II WASP (Women Airforce Service Pilot), an instructor of male fighter pilots, and a crusader for WASP veteran status…

Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story

Reviewed by Sig Unander, published February 14, 2021 on Facebook.

Looking for an interesting read to alleviate pandemic-induced boredom? Fellow author Dr. Raquel Ramsey recently published TAKING FLIGHT, a fascinating biography of her distinguished sister-in-law Nadine Ramsey, a pioneering aviatrix whose flew far above and beyond any glass ceiling…

American Women Establishing Their Place in Aviation History
Reviewed by Col. Samuel R. Young* for The Cavalry Journal and Amazon on December 16, 2020

If you have read the history of the family of siblings Ed and Nadine Ramsey, you know they have an amazing heritage. If you have read the book Lieutenant Ramsey’s War and/or seen the video Never Surrender: The Ed Ramsey Story, you know Ed’s exceptional accomplishments as a cavalry commander and guerilla commander in World War II…

Book Review: Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story
Reviewed by Phil Spangenberger* and first published in the November 2020 edition of the journal CMSA Rundown 

Here’s an interesting read, while not about horses or the west, it certainly relates to CMSA’s “family of friends,” who are passionate about family, love of country, and have the courage to embrace a sport that takes both skill and grit! Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story, tells the true tale of a young woman’s courage in the cockpits—and on the tarmac—of our nation’s World War II military aircraft, and of her lifelong efforts in clearing the runway for today’s female aviators, not only as commercial fliers, but as combat pilots as well…

One of the Often-Forgotten Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II
Reviewed by Ray Elliott* on October 8, 2020 on Amazon and Ray’s Blog

Nearly 1,100 women answered the call to service as pilots ferrying planes all across the United States from early 1942 until the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) was disbanded in 1944…

#Book Review: Taking Flight: The Nadine Ramsey Story
Reviewed by Dr. Brian Laslie* for the website From Balloons to Drones on September 24, 2020

As an air power historian, I sometimes wonder what histories and stories have been over told and which have not been told enough. There are times where I feel like certain aspects of air force or air power history have been given enough treatment, and then there are those stories that are clearly due more attention. This book falls decidedly into the latter category…

November 2021
Air & Space Smithsonian

September 2021
Aviation for Girls

August 2021
Wings over Wendys

June 2021
Wings over Wendys

May/June 2021
Aviation for Women

May 1, 2021
Wings News

May 2021
Smithsonian Air & Space

April 2021
Philippine Scouts Heritage Society

March 2021
Smithsonian Air & Space

January-February 2021
Aviation for Women

January 2021
Military History 

January 2021
Aviation History

January 2021
AOPA Pilot 

January 2021
World War II Magazine 

January 2021
California Educator  

December 2020
Cavalry Journal

December / January 2020
Oklahoma Today  

Winter 2020
Kansas! Magazine

November 2020
CMSA Rundown

September 2020
University Press of Kansas (flyer)