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Amelia Earhart autogyro altitude record...
Amelia Earhart autogyro altitude record...
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April 09, 1931
THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 9, 1931
* Autogyro plane altitude record
* Aviatrix Amelia Earhart
The front page has a one column heading: "Miss Earhart Sets Record For Autogiro" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 28 pages, a little margin wear, generally nice.
wikipedia notes: In 1931, flying a Pitcairn PCA-2 autogyro, she set a world altitude record of 18,415 feet (5,613 m) in a borrowed company machine. While to a reader today it might seem that Earhart was engaged in flying "stunts," she was, with other female flyers, crucial to making the American public "air minded" and convincing them that "aviation was no longer just for daredevils and supermen."
Category: The 20th Century
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