Women flyers in the U. S. have flown faster, higher, farther than others; and longer, with refuelling. But before they can claim all of the seven internationally recognized major records one of them must keep her plane aloft for 38 hr. 55 min. on its original load of gasoline.
The U. S. share of women's records be-6-out-of-7 last week when the
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale credited Ruth Nichols with a distance record of 1,976 mi. from Oakland, Calif, to Louisville, Ky. where she landed in an unsuccessful attempt to fly non-stop across the continent...
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