tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post7544765224962930515..comments2024-03-27T08:36:31.252-07:00Comments on Flight To Success: Betty BlakeKarlene Petitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-61737430077927664292013-12-04T08:39:41.099-08:002013-12-04T08:39:41.099-08:00She is an inspiration and such a sweet lady. And f...She is an inspiration and such a sweet lady. And funny... oh my!!! Thanks for your comment! Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-80071103940557835212013-12-04T00:41:57.725-08:002013-12-04T00:41:57.725-08:00Truly an inspirational women. Thank you Karlene fo...Truly an inspirational women. Thank you Karlene for sharing her amazing story!Piper Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16520577986857782058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-53765614751353615932013-04-14T21:24:12.434-07:002013-04-14T21:24:12.434-07:00Hi Katie Jo, email me at Karlene.Petitt@gmail.com ...Hi Katie Jo, email me at Karlene.Petitt@gmail.com and I will connect you to someone to make this happen. Just remind me when you write what you would like to do. Thanks!Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-83659893795505767542013-04-14T20:34:37.742-07:002013-04-14T20:34:37.742-07:00Karlene,
I am a young student in college who is al...Karlene,<br />I am a young student in college who is also apart of Air Force ROTC and I was wondering if there was any way I could get some contact information on Betty Blake I would love to talk to her and hear her stories. <br />Thanks so much,<br />KatieJo DelisleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-10440683824176530402011-03-27T14:05:12.495-07:002011-03-27T14:05:12.495-07:00Nancy, Thank you so much for the wonderful comment...Nancy, Thank you so much for the wonderful comment. I'm so glad that Carol Ann shared this wonderful lady with you. Yes, she does know of her own day and age... and it was fascinating.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-50312747787457581532011-03-27T13:33:41.548-07:002011-03-27T13:33:41.548-07:00Karlene,
Carol Ann sent me a link to your blog. ...Karlene,<br /> Carol Ann sent me a link to your blog. I am reading it with tears in my eyes! We need to hear more about people like Betty! We have so much to learn from those that have experience. While we may think they know not of this day and age they know of their own day and age which holds it's own fascination! <br /> Thank you for sharing and caring enough to tell Betty's story! (I agree we need to be friends with people 15 years older and younger than us). <br /><br />Take care!Nancy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785303835521700957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-67830927592848825132011-03-27T12:04:05.396-07:002011-03-27T12:04:05.396-07:00Carol-Ann, Thank you so much for the comment and t...Carol-Ann, Thank you so much for the comment and the link! We can learn so much. Today someone said we need to have friends in our life 15 years younger and 15 years older. I'm thinking we can learn from so many from different times and perspectives than ourselves.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-2350525331887059352011-03-27T11:03:36.292-07:002011-03-27T11:03:36.292-07:00Karlene, what a great post! An amazing woman!
...Karlene, what a great post! An amazing woman! <br />Coincidentally I just finished reading - teachingiselementary.blogspot -<br />a teacher talking about learning first hand from people like Betty. <br />What we all can learn from a gal like her! Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14361012478409935847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-69332521954187025352011-03-27T09:08:46.837-07:002011-03-27T09:08:46.837-07:00I think you can Christine! How different aviation ...I think you can Christine! How different aviation was back then... interesting to see where it will be in the next 60 years.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-10280770185050097082011-03-27T08:11:35.272-07:002011-03-27T08:11:35.272-07:00Wow. Can I grow up to be her?Wow. Can I grow up to be her?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02975986865169134401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-32530012541080907752011-03-26T10:05:23.066-07:002011-03-26T10:05:23.066-07:00Hey Victoria... she is an amazing lady. Yes... you...Hey Victoria... she is an amazing lady. Yes... you have to wait! :)Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-15443427678956370782011-03-26T06:36:21.138-07:002011-03-26T06:36:21.138-07:00Such a fantastic lady! Thanks for sharing! I am ...Such a fantastic lady! Thanks for sharing! I am a little frustrated however, I have to wait for another post to hear why she thinks Amelia crashed! :PVictoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11364000198476009372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-54346129906874324902011-03-25T12:58:22.610-07:002011-03-25T12:58:22.610-07:00Frank, thank you so much for the great comment and...Frank, thank you so much for the great comment and the reminder of what it was like flying back then. Definitely now what we do now. They didn't have the support, the speed, or the amenities. I didn't share a story about her having to take a pee in the plane. Not as easy for a woman as a man. Also the press story about Irene is wonderful. Thank you so much for sharing that. Many incredible women in the past that so often get forgotten.Karlene Petitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17910702587514001827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-6330041463223784832011-03-25T12:32:55.647-07:002011-03-25T12:32:55.647-07:00Dear Karlene:
Thanks for introducing us to Betty ...Dear Karlene:<br /><br />Thanks for introducing us to Betty Blake. It's impossible to overdo recognition of what the WASP ladies did for us all.<br /><br />Back in 2004, when N631S joined our family, I went out to KEOK in Keokuk, IA to pick her up. The airport there, Lindner Field, is named after Irv and Irene Lindner. They developed and operated the field for many years after the war, but during the war they were both pilots, Irv for the USAAF and Irene for the WASP.<br /><br />Irene went West a few years back; Irv is retired but still flies out of KEOK. A recent local press story about Irene can be found <a href="http://www.dailygate.com/articles/2010/10/15/news/doc4cb5dc0745f41047492543.txt" rel="nofollow">here</a>.<br /><br />Sometimes when I'm motoring along, <i>monitoring</i> the GPS that's running the autopilot that's flying N631S, I reflect on how different the cross-country flying was, that Irv and Irene and Betty and all the rest of those heroic folks got to do. Truly, we stand on the shoulders of giants.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />FrankFrank Van Hastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10821687850881538546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-31007319210051710082011-03-25T10:11:43.061-07:002011-03-25T10:11:43.061-07:00Fabulous story. Betty is an incredible woman, int...Fabulous story. Betty is an incredible woman, intrepid and inspiring. Thank you for sharing this, Betty and Karlene.Linda Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18001433214194860481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-55026871050507933602011-03-25T09:16:06.540-07:002011-03-25T09:16:06.540-07:00Awesome lady! Thanks for the story. :)Awesome lady! Thanks for the story. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01809168749795822484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352377410388410195.post-42378855147423026512011-03-25T09:13:43.379-07:002011-03-25T09:13:43.379-07:00Betty's story has done more than inspire me, s...Betty's story has done more than inspire me, she has renewed my hope and determination. Thank you so much Betty, you'll never know how much that means to me. And thank you Karlene for featuring her!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130733681254163610noreply@blogger.com