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Photograph caption dated February 6, 1964 reads, "Pilots - TWA Capt. Fred Austin, left, greets Lola Ricci, 3876 Reklaw Dr., Studio City, one of 12 woman pilots who flew on his plane to Wichita, Kan., to pick up 12 new Cessna airplanes for Van Nuys Skyways. The women, all members of the Ninety-Nines, female pilot organization, are flying the craft to Van Nuys, arriving Friday. At right is Walter Von Der Ahe, president of Van Nuys Skyways."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Van Nuys Airport Trans World Airlines Ninety-Nines (Organization) Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles Air pilots--California--Los Angeles Airports--California--Van Nuys (Los Angeles) Airplanes--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Women air pilots--United States Air travel--United States Cessna aircraft Van Nuys (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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