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June 27, 1936. The ladies of the sky, women air pilots, roared into Spokane from all points of the compass to take part in Spokane's first women's air meet at Felts Field. Pictured are four pilots, each of whom was a skilled navigator with her own plane. From left to right: Mrs. C.L. Smith, wife of Seattle's former mayor; Miss Dorothy Sartori, Spokane; Mrs. Dora D. Skinner, Yakima, and Mrs. Eric Anderson, Missoula. Photo archive/The Spokesman-Review
June 27, 1936. The ladies of the sky, women air pilots, roared into Spokane from all points of the compass to take part in Spokane's first women's air meet at Felts Field. Pictured are four pilots, each of whom was a skilled navigator with her own plane. From left to right: Mrs. C.L. Smith, wife of Seattle's former mayor; Miss Dorothy Sartori, Spokane; Mrs. Dora D. Skinner, Yakima, and Mrs. Eric Anderson, Missoula. Photo archive/The Spokesman-Review

In this June 27, 1936, photo, the ladies of the sky, women air pilots, roared into Spokane from all points of the compass to take part in Spokane's first women's air meet at Felts Field. Pictured are four pilots, each of whom was a skilled navigator with her own plane. From left to right: Mrs. C.L. Smith, wife of Seattle's former mayor; Miss Dorothy Sartori, Spokane; Mrs. Dora D. Skinner, Yakima, and Mrs. Eric Anderson, Missoula.



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