Gladys O’Donnell with her two children after returning home to Long Beach, California, September 1930 O’Donnell won the Women’s Air Derby, flying 2,250 miles to Chicago in just over 15 hours.
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pioneering American aviatrix Elinor Smith presents the first parachute dog during a major air meet on August 7, 1932
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oaklandtribunearchives: TRIP IN TIME: Pioneering Pilots Patricia Kendall’s journey into aviation began as a clerk for the United States forest patrol. From the local office in Alameda, she directed pilots […]
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Chinese Aviatrix receives gift of new plane from Col Roscoe Turner. Washington, DC, April 3, 1939. Col. Roscoe Turner, winner of speed trophies in the air, dropped down to Washington […]
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Jean Batten (September 15, 1909 – November 22, 1982) by Leo White, October 16, 1936
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Ruth Elder (September 8, 1902 – October 9, 1977)
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Elinor Smith (August 17, 1911 – March 19, 2010), bottom with Helen Hicks in Farmingdale, NY [1929?]