Women's Air Derby
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women-s-air-derby-168-504341
title:
Women's Air Derby
text:
The Women's Air Derby was the first official women-only air race in the United States, taking place during the 1929 National Air Races. Humorist Will Rogers referred to it as the Powder Puff Derby, the name by which the race is most commonly known. Nineteen pilots took off from Clover Field, Santa Monica, California, on August 18, 1929. Marvel Crosson died in a crash apparently caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, but fifteen completed the race in Cleveland, Ohio, nine days later.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
American aviator
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Air_Derby
date created:
2010-04-13T23:21:52Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T16:51:13Z
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13
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