20 women who were ‘Born to Fly’ — and opened the skies for all
March 1, 2020, 1:45 am
The Air Derby was a stage race. Beginning in Santa Monica on August 18, 1929, the 20 entrants flew across Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, before angling in a northeasterly direction over Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois and Indiana, concluding in Cleveland, Ohio. There were multiple stops along the way, with endless banquets (somehow these ...
