Ruth Harman Walraven, Wisconsin’s pioneering pilot, began flying in early 1930. A single airplane ride during high school was all it took to hook her on aviation. As a result, she sold her old toys, clothes, and bicycle to purchase a membership in the glider club at Wisconsin’s Kenosha Airport,
The Spokane Sun God was a 1929 Buhl CA-6 sesquiplane. It was the first airplane to make a non-stop transcontinental round-trip flight. Sponsorship was provided by several groups including Texaco and Spokane businessmen. Pilots were Nick Mamer and Art Walker.
Embry Riddle University hosted aviatrices became the subject of a recent article by Kim Sheeter.
