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- Maryse Bastie Sets a New World Record for Women, for Continuous Flight, July 30, 1929 - Following her marriage to a military pilot, Maryse Bastie earned her own pilot's license and began aerobatic flying in her native France. Bastie was rewarded for her skill in 1931 with the Harmon Trophy, an international prize given to the world's outstanding aviator. After serving in France's air force during World War II, Bastie died in a 1952 plane crash.
- July 30, 1929
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Maryse Bastie Sets a New World Record for Women, for Continuous Flight, July 30, 1929
Following her marriage to a military pilot, Maryse Bastie earned her own pilot's license and began aerobatic flying in her native France. Bastie was rewarded for her skill in 1931 with the Harmon Trophy, an international prize given to the world's outstanding aviator. After serving in France's air force during World War II, Bastie died in a 1952 plane crash.
- Elinor Smith during her Record Woman's Endurance Flight, 1929 - Amelia Earhart may have been better known by the public, but fellow aviators voted Elinor Smith "Best Female Pilot" in 1930. Smith, who set a series of endurance, speed, and altitude records for a female pilot, was not without fame. In 1934 she became the first woman to appear on a Wheaties box. The press dubbed her the "Flying Flapper."
- April 23, 1929
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Elinor Smith during her Record Woman's Endurance Flight, 1929
Amelia Earhart may have been better known by the public, but fellow aviators voted Elinor Smith "Best Female Pilot" in 1930. Smith, who set a series of endurance, speed, and altitude records for a female pilot, was not without fame. In 1934 she became the first woman to appear on a Wheaties box. The press dubbed her the "Flying Flapper."
- Richard E. Byrd, Floyd Bennett, and Others Celebrate the Arctic Expedition beside the Fokker Airplane, the "Josephine Ford," June 2, 1926 - On May 9, 1926, explorer Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett flew toward the North Pole in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor airplane. Edsel Ford provided considerable financial support to the expedition, and Byrd named his airplane <em>Josephine Ford</em> to honor Mr. Ford's young daughter. Though Byrd is generally credited with reaching the pole, controversy remains.
- June 02, 1926
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Richard E. Byrd, Floyd Bennett, and Others Celebrate the Arctic Expedition beside the Fokker Airplane, the "Josephine Ford," June 2, 1926
On May 9, 1926, explorer Richard Byrd and pilot Floyd Bennett flew toward the North Pole in a Fokker F.VII Tri-Motor airplane. Edsel Ford provided considerable financial support to the expedition, and Byrd named his airplane Josephine Ford to honor Mr. Ford's young daughter. Though Byrd is generally credited with reaching the pole, controversy remains.
- Amelia Earhart with Adelaide Wellington Houghton, Wife of American Ambassador to Great Britain, June 1928 - After her June 1928 transatlantic flight with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, in which she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was given a hero's welcome wherever she went. Receptions in Southampton and London, England, were followed by a ticker-tape parade through New York City and a visit with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House.
- June 01, 1928
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Amelia Earhart with Adelaide Wellington Houghton, Wife of American Ambassador to Great Britain, June 1928
After her June 1928 transatlantic flight with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon, in which she became the first woman to fly the Atlantic, Amelia Earhart was given a hero's welcome wherever she went. Receptions in Southampton and London, England, were followed by a ticker-tape parade through New York City and a visit with President Calvin Coolidge at the White House.
- Clifford Harmon, Louis Bleriot, Richard E. Byrd, and Sheldon Whitehouse in France Following Byrd's Transatlantic Flight, May 7, 1927 - Richard Byrd, Bernt Balchen, Bert Acosta, and George Noville made a nonstop flight from New York to France in 1927 with their Fokker Tri-Motor <em>America</em>. They intended to land in Paris, but instead landed off the Normandy coast. Byrd and his team were honored for their accomplishment. He and Noville -- both Navy officers -- received the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross.
- May 07, 1927
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Clifford Harmon, Louis Bleriot, Richard E. Byrd, and Sheldon Whitehouse in France Following Byrd's Transatlantic Flight, May 7, 1927
Richard Byrd, Bernt Balchen, Bert Acosta, and George Noville made a nonstop flight from New York to France in 1927 with their Fokker Tri-Motor America. They intended to land in Paris, but instead landed off the Normandy coast. Byrd and his team were honored for their accomplishment. He and Noville -- both Navy officers -- received the Navy's Distinguished Flying Cross.
- Lady Mary Heath and William Brock, National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1929 - Irish pilot Mary, Lady Heath, was a champion athlete before earning her commercial pilot's license in 1927 -- the first woman in Ireland or Great Britain to do so. In 1928 she made headlines flying solo from Cape Town, South Africa, to London. Lady Heath never fully recovered from a crash she suffered at the 1929 National Air Races in Cleveland.
- August 29, 1929
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Lady Mary Heath and William Brock, National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio, 1929
Irish pilot Mary, Lady Heath, was a champion athlete before earning her commercial pilot's license in 1927 -- the first woman in Ireland or Great Britain to do so. In 1928 she made headlines flying solo from Cape Town, South Africa, to London. Lady Heath never fully recovered from a crash she suffered at the 1929 National Air Races in Cleveland.
- First Regular Flight on Overnight Air Mail Route from New York to Chicago, July 1, 1925 - In 1924, with the success of experimental night operations and increasing business interest in next-day mail, the U.S. Air Mail Service announced plans to establish regular overnight flights between New York and Chicago. Preparations included mounting floodlights and searchlights at airfields and constructing a series of routing beacons and emergency landing fields along the route. The first official flights departed from both terminal cities on July 1, 1925.
- July 01, 1925
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First Regular Flight on Overnight Air Mail Route from New York to Chicago, July 1, 1925
In 1924, with the success of experimental night operations and increasing business interest in next-day mail, the U.S. Air Mail Service announced plans to establish regular overnight flights between New York and Chicago. Preparations included mounting floodlights and searchlights at airfields and constructing a series of routing beacons and emergency landing fields along the route. The first official flights departed from both terminal cities on July 1, 1925.
- Warren Glover and Harry New Congratulate Air Mail Pilot Earl Ward, March 20, 1926 - In 1924, with the success of experimental night operations and increasing business interest in next-day mail, the U.S. Air Mail Service announced plans to establish regular overnight flights between New York and Chicago. Preparations included mounting floodlights and searchlights at airfields and constructing a series of routing beacons and emergency landing fields along the route. The first official flights departed from both terminal cities on July 1, 1925.
- 1926
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Warren Glover and Harry New Congratulate Air Mail Pilot Earl Ward, March 20, 1926
In 1924, with the success of experimental night operations and increasing business interest in next-day mail, the U.S. Air Mail Service announced plans to establish regular overnight flights between New York and Chicago. Preparations included mounting floodlights and searchlights at airfields and constructing a series of routing beacons and emergency landing fields along the route. The first official flights departed from both terminal cities on July 1, 1925.
- Amelia Earhart at the Dedication of Stultz Field at Altoona, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1928 - After her successful June 17-18, 1928, transatlantic flight, Amelia Earhart embarked on a publicity tour arranged by her publicist (and eventual husband) George Putnam. She visited New York City, Boston, Pittsburgh, Toledo, and Chicago. On her way west, Earhart stopped at Altoona, Pennsylvania, where she helped dedicate Stultz Field. Wilmer Stultz, Earhart's <em>Friendship</em> crewmate, was born in nearby Williamsburg, Pennsylvania.
- July 18, 1928
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Amelia Earhart at the Dedication of Stultz Field at Altoona, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1928
After her successful June 17-18, 1928, transatlantic flight, Amelia Earhart embarked on a publicity tour arranged by her publicist (and eventual husband) George Putnam. She visited New York City, Boston, Pittsburgh, Toledo, and Chicago. On her way west, Earhart stopped at Altoona, Pennsylvania, where she helped dedicate Stultz Field. Wilmer Stultz, Earhart's Friendship crewmate, was born in nearby Williamsburg, Pennsylvania.
- Elinor Smith before the Woman's Endurance Flight at Roosevelt Field, 1929 - Elinor Smith took her first flight at age six and earned a pilot's license at 16. She made headlines flying under New York City bridges in 1928, but more serious pursuits earned Smith a series of endurance, speed, and altitude records for a female pilot. Smith piloted an airplane for the last time in 2001, at the age of 89.
- April 23, 1929
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Elinor Smith before the Woman's Endurance Flight at Roosevelt Field, 1929
Elinor Smith took her first flight at age six and earned a pilot's license at 16. She made headlines flying under New York City bridges in 1928, but more serious pursuits earned Smith a series of endurance, speed, and altitude records for a female pilot. Smith piloted an airplane for the last time in 2001, at the age of 89.