Pilot Melba Gorby Beard of New Martinsville, W. Va.

Identifier:

007690

Title:

Pilot Melba Gorby Beard of New Martinsville, W. Va.

Date:

1935

Description:

'Melba Gorby Beard with her plane, and the coveted Amelia Earhart Trophy, won at the 1935 National Air Races, Cleveland, Ohio. She still flies (in 1979) a similar plane to antique airplance events.'

Subjects:

Cities--New Martinsville., Women air pilots.

Personal Names:

Beard, Melba Gorby, 1907-

Acquisition Source:

McColloch, Samuel

Acquisition Method:

Acquired

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView