Sunday, January 22, 2017

1935-2 FEMALE FLIERS ATTEMPT ENDURANCE RECORD

Los Angeles, July 7,  1935:

Henrietta Sumner and Beverly Dodge,  both fliers, traveled by train to Oklahoma City from where they will attempt to set a new endurance flight record for women.  This will be a 15 or 16 day flight .

Miss Sumner, who holds an unoffical  upside down flying  record for women at 1 hour 45 minutes, is a daughter of John Dodge, Detroit banker and member of the Dodge Automobile Company family, will be co-pilot.

The present women's endurance flight record of 239 hours and 30 minutes , set January 6, 1933 is held by Helen Richie and Frances Marsalis at Miami, Florida.

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