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Eileen Vollic
“As I sat in the cockpit I felt quite at home, fear never entered my head and when I saw the earth recede as the
How to Fly – 1934
Miss flying? If you can’t take to the skies for real, try the next best thing! Here’s a fun little How To Fly film from
Powder Puff Derby 1930-31
What a lineup! The Powder Puff Derby at Long Beach, California circa 1930-31. Can you spot legendary aviatrix Pancho Barnes? At the archives in Kelch
Fly American! 1933
Feeling a bit cooped up inside? Watch this promo video for American Airlines from 1933 and satisfy your airline travel blues! Kelch Aviation Museum is
Sundays and Quarantines
Sundays (and quarantines) are great for building model airplanes! Here’s a lovely piece of cover art from the Junior Mechanics & Model Airplane News. Who
“Women Come and Help!”
“Women Come and Help!” Anonymous artist, 1917. The 1910s, 20s, and 30s were the golden age of posters, and so many of them feature aviation!
Women Aviators of the Allied Army
Those daring aviatrices! A news article from the Times Dispatch, November 1st 1914. Would women make up the next flying corps? The article mentions record-setting
Hélène Dutrieu
Throwback Thursday, aviatrix edition! Here’s a photo of Belgian pilot Hélène Dutrieu, the “Girl Hawk”. In 1910 she reputedly became the first woman pilot to
Queens of the Air
Here’s a wonderful bit of film footage of the first all-women’s flying meet in Northampton, England! I love the candid shot of the pilots hand-propping
Aviation Failures
It may be Monday, and the world may be kinda crazy, but there are *always* other pilots’ mistakes to laugh about! And laughter is the