Noyes, Blanche Wilcox; Thaden, Iris Louise McPhetridge; Events, Air Expositions, Meets, Races, Shows, and Special Flights, 1936 Los Angeles, CA, Bendix Trophy Race. [photograph]

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Collection Item Summary:

Studio photograph of the Bendix Trophy won by Louise Thaden and Blanche Noyes in the 1936 Bendix National Transcontinental Air Race, flying a Beechcraft C17R Staggerwing, (s/n 15835), on September 4, 1936.

Collection Item Long Description:

Topic

  • Aeronautics - competitions
  • Bendix Trophy Race
  • Women air pilots

Data Source

National Air and Space Museum Archives

Restrictions & Rights

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Unknown

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Date

Circa 1936

Repository Loc.

National Air and Space Museum, Archives Division, MRC 322, Washington, DC, 20560

Type

Photographs

Local number

NASM-00196802

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