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Blanche Noyes, American aviator, winner of the 1936 Bendix Trophy Race (died 1981)
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Blanche Noyes
American aviator
Blanche Noyes was an American pioneering female aviator who was among the first ten women to receive a transport pilot's license. In 1929, she became Ohio's first licensed female pilot.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bendix Trophy
American annual transcontinental air race (1931–1962)
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