WOMAN'S FLIGHT
(Press. Assn.—
mrs. earhart putnam puts up new record for distance "A BEAUTIFUL TRIP"
-By Telegraph — Copyright).
Newark (N.J.), August 25. Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam landed at 10.28 a.m. to-day from Los Angeles, having completed the first trans-continental non-stop flight made by a woman, in 19 liours 7 minutes. She also won the distance flight record for a woman — 2500 miles. The record was previously held by Miss Ruth Nichols with her 2000 miles flight. between Oakland and Louisville (Kentucky) last year. Mrs. Putnam, who was very tired, was nearly mobbed by the crowd, whose anxiety was increased by the fact that she was reported only once during the entire trip. "It was a beautiful trip," she said. "If I had had the weather I had on this occasion on my first attempt, I would have broken the record on the first attempt." She halted at Columbus through engine trouble. She flew mostly at 10,000 feet, and followed the usual airlines, cutting the corners a bit.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 312, 27 August 1932, Page 5
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168WOMAN'S FLIGHT Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 312, 27 August 1932, Page 5
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