The 1910 aviatrix appeared to be non-existent. Men found a women’s role in aviation acceptable as long as she was a bystander. Contrary to this attitude, women began paying close attention to aviation. They attended aviation shows and inquired about flight lessons. Finding a flight instructor proved to be another matter.
“Yesterday I flew for an hour and a half. It was concentrated because I needed practice a dozen take-offs and landings, with straight flying over Long Island Sound at twenty-five hundred feet as variety.
The Flying Bowmans of Texas performed as a family. Les, Martie, and daughter Larnie were excellent pilots.
Lores Bonney is the subject of one of my favorite books. Her adventures were simply amazing.
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.
