Female Pilots Multi-Leg Race Around the World Amelia Sky Race is a tribute to Amelia Earhart, an American hero, a legendary pilot, a pioneer and an explorer Inaugural Race start: June 1, …

The 1929 Women’s “Powder Puff” Air Derby was the first air race in which women aviators--including Louise Thaden, Amelia Earhart, Ruth Elder, Mary Von Mach, and Ruth Nichols--were …

Jul 18, 2019 · Fresh off her flight as the first woman to fly across the Atlantic in a Fokker F7 Friendship, Amelia Earhart arrived ready to race. The "Miss America of Aviation," Ruth Elder, …

In 1931, Amelia Earhart was elected the first President, and the group selected the name "Ninety-Nines" to represent the 99 charter members. Membership was immediately opened to other …

Amelia Sky Race is a tribute to Amelia Earhart, an American hero, a legendary pilot, a pioneer and an explorer. Amelia was at the frontier of civil aviation during the time when flying was a …

Amelia Earhart, Pancho Barnes, Louise Thaden, Bobbi Trout and other women aviators of the era brought international attention to women in aviation. That same year, The Ninety-Nines …

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 …

Of those 20 racers, 14 timely completed the race, landing in Cleveland Ohio on August 26, 1929. Ten were in the heavier aircraft category who landed in the following order: Louise Thaden, …

Two racers were flying enclosed cockpit jobs, Amelia Earhart in a Lockheed Vega with a Wright J5 engine and Edith Foltz in an Eaglerock with a Kinner. Amelia flew in a dress and Edith in …

Humorist Will Rogers dubbed it “The Powder Puff Derby,” but those in the 1929 Women’s National Air Derby, the first sanctioned race for female pilots, took it quite seriously. Flying from Santa …