Fly GirlsConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 792, Segment 2
Dec 18, 2020 • 15m
Amelia Earhart wasn't the only pioneering female pilot in the skies in the '20s and '30s. She was the president of The Ninety-Nines, a group of women who were all licensed pilots. They came from different backgrounds, but they all supported each other in their pursuit of flying. But that doesn't mean that they didn't compete against each other for prizes and accolades in air races and record-breaking feats of daring.
Guest: Keith O’Brien, journalist and author of “Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History”