1920s pilot outfit

The intrepid flier was a Boston social worker struggling to make ends meet when she got the phone call in 1928. They were looking for a woman who could fly — and who was willing to risk her life.

#Throwback to the way we were! Meet Ruth Elder, the early 1900's Miss America of Aviation. #ThrowbackThursday #tb #Thursday #History #classic #aviator #aviatrix #classicaviation #aviation #aviationdaily #aviationlovers #avgeeks #glorydays #flygirls #womeninaviation #flygirlkelley

Posts about 1920s written by Hush Kit

The sky is the limit ✈️

Vera Dawn Walker, a Los Angeles pilot. January 1930.

aviatrix

It was virtually unheard of in the 1920s for a woman to fly a plane, but by October 1928, 17-year-old Freeporter Elinor Smith had flown under the Manhattan Bridge and three others crossings along the East River. After this series of aerobatics, she was nicknamed the “Flying Flapper of Freeport.”

Amelia Earhart // "Some of us have great runways already built for us. If you have one, take off. But if you don't have one, realize it is your responsibility to grab a shovel and build one for yourself and for those who will follow after you."

misskayonyx: Dorothy Sebastian, c.1920s?