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Images from the 1961 All Woman’s International Air Race

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Wed, 30 Mar 2016 19:08:26 +0000
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Women's History
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<p>Documented in our National Aeronautic Association collection is the 1961 All Woman’s International Air Race that ended in Nassau, Bahamas on May 29. The race hosted 21 contestants over a 909-kilometer (565-mile), island-hopping route. The Ninety-Nines, a group of women pilots formed just a few months after the first Women’s National Air Derby in 1929,&#160; &#160;<a href="http://blog.nasm.si.edu/archives/all-womans-international-air-race/">...Continue Reading</a></p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.nasm.si.edu/archives/all-womans-international-air-race/">Images from the 1961 All Woman’s International Air Race</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="http://blog.nasm.si.edu">AirSpace</a>.</p>
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