[DOC] [TLE] Women's Air Derby - Wikipedia [PAR] Womens Air Derby was the first official women-only air race in the United States, 
taking place during the 1929 National Air Races. Humorist Will Rogers referred to 
it as the Powder Puff Derby, the name by which the race is most commonly 
known. Nineteen pilots took off from Santa Monica, California on August 18, 1929 
... Pancho Barnes crashed into a car that drove onto the runway as she was... [DOC] [TLE] Our History | 99s in Aviation History | 1929 Air Race (The Ninety ... [PAR] The transcontinental air race was open to women for the first time, and the Travel 
Air ... Not pretty, but both she and the airplane were through flying. ... of powder 
on her nose and succinctly announced, "It looks like a powder puff derby to me!" 
.... There were three cross-country races to Cleveland underway: the women from
... [DOC] [TLE] Powder Puff Derby of 1929: The True Story of the First Women's [PAR] The unforgettable true story of the 1929 air race that legitimized female pilots. .... 
On the third day of the race, the experienced pilot Marvel Crosson, overcome with 
... of the first major cross-country air race for women, the Powder Puff Derby, as it 
... in many public libraries and won't be out of place in academic libraries either. [DOC] [TLE] First Women's Transcontinental Air Derby | Pioneers of Flight [PAR] ... it The Powder Puff Derby, but those in the 1929 Women's National Air Derby, 
the ... placed third), proving women could handle a rugged cross-country race. [DOC] [TLE] Purdue pilot duo takes off for cross-country air race - Purdue University [PAR] Jun 20, 2016 ... Purdue pilot duo takes off for cross-country air race ... She said the 
transcontinental race is a benefit to collegiate pilots. ... The first race took place in 
1929, originally called the Women's Air Derby and ... The All Women's 
Transcontinental Air Race (Powder Puff Derby) was formed in 1948 and ran until 
1977. [DOC] [TLE] Women's air race hits turbulence produced by its male critics [PAR] Sep 29, 2014 ... The girls who participated in the first women's cross-country air race in 1929 
realized there was a lot ... of the Inland Empire, was dubbed the Powder Puff 
Derby by Will Rogers. ... She was third to finish the first leg of flying. ... One other 
competitor said oil was placed in her gas tank in San Bernardino. [DOC] [TLE] Amelia Earhart - United States History [PAR] In 1929, Earhart organized a cross-country air race dubbed the Women's Air 
Derby for pilots from Los Angeles to Cleveland  later nicknamed the Powder 
Puff Derby" by Will Rogers. Earhart placed third in that race. She was the first 
woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20 and 21, 1932, the fifth 
anniversary... [DOC] [TLE] Women of the Golden Age: Their Airplanes, and Their Spirits, Still Fly [PAR] an aggressive and successful air racer, the first female aviation mechanic (her ... 
1929 she registered it as NR4419 and flew in the Powder Puff Derby. ... In 1931, 
she did not place in the cross-country event, but flew the Rearwin to .... $2,100 
and picked up another $300 by placing third in the 50-mile race for open cockpit. [DOC] [TLE] Summary/Reviews: The Powder Puff Derby of 1929 : [PAR] The unforgettable true story of the 1929 air race that legitimized female pilots. ... 
On the third day of the race, the experienced pilot Marvel Crosson, overcome with 
... of the first major cross-country air race for women, the Powder Puff Derby, as it 
was ... In 1962, she flew as a sales demonstration pilot for the Beech Aircraft... [DOC] [TLE] In Training - The Air Race Classic [PAR] She and her 22-year-old captain, Lauren Nicholson, have fewer than 800 ... 
Nicholson says it takes high-performance cross-country flight planning, good .... 
predecessor of the Air Race Classic

Question: In 1929 she placed third in the first Powder Puff Derby, a cross-country air race for women
Answer: Amelia Earhart