Aviation races (all women's transcontinental air race for Detroit) from Santa Ana, 1951

12 images. Aviation races (all women's transcontinental air race for Detroit) from Santa Ana, 15 August 1951. Marion Dietrich; Jan Kietrich; S. Richardson; Joyce Hoberg -- 27 years; Frances Dias; Alta Wyatt; Jean Parker; Aileen Pickering; Irma Story; Maxine Smith; Jack London; Doris Langher; Geraldine Mickelsen; Doris J. Eacret.; Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Snow. Date; 1951-08-15. Reporter; T.T. Assignment: Air race. 29: Left to right: Gini S. Richardson, 28, Yakima, Washington; & Joyce Hoberg, 27, of Portland, Oregon, check map in front of Cessna 120. 30: Left to right: Frances Dias, of Newman, California & Alta Wyatt, of Modesto, check plane -- P. Pen Pacer. 50: Plane #1 takes off at 12:02 pm, pilot Maxine Smith of San Diego. 11: Starter Jack London waves checkered flag to pilot Doris Langher, of Chicago. 12: Three planes in line -- 1st gets checkered flag from starter Jack London. Pilot is Doris J. Eacret, of Elko, Nevada, The Bing Crosby Ranch, for whom she does range flying. 31-32: Jean Parker, of Arcadia, just before take-off. She won last year in same plane - a Taylorcraft. 87-88: Left to right: Aileen Pickering, 25, & Irma Story, 29, in plane before take-off in Star-kist Cessna 120. 49: Left to right: Marion & Jan Dietrich, 24, twins of San Mateo".