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↑  Although her Social Security record indicates she was born in 1894, her burial record indicates she was born in 1896.
↑  Kunz's cemetery burial card indicates that her mother's maiden name was Gribble.
1 2  "Dr. G. F. Kunz Weds Miss Opal Giberson: Ceremony in Tarrytown Church Where Washington Irving Worshipped: They Sail for Bermuda." New York Times, May 16, 1923.
1 2 3  Kunz, Opal. Letter to Carol Craig of the 99's. July 24, 1963. The letter describes her experiences and early days of flying.
↑  "Dr. George F. Kunz and Opal L. Giberson Married." New York Times, May 16, 1923, p. 19:1.
1 2  "G. F. Kunz Marriage Annulled Nov. 21: Tiffany Official and His Wife Agreed in Court Action, She Reveals: Still Live in Same Home." New York Times, Jan. 25, 1930.
↑  "Dr. G. F. Kunz Left Estate of $114,109.00." New York Times, November 7, 1932.
↑  "Opal Kunz, Famous Flier, Gets Million: Will of Divorced Husband Gives Aviatrix Half Interest in the Estate of Dr. George F. Kunz." Washington Daily News, July 12, 1932.
↑  "Mrs. Kunz in Crash Piloting Her Plane: Wife of Tiffany Official Escaped Injury in Wreck at Morris Plains, NJ- Got License 2 Weeks Ago- Encountered Fog While Returning with her Mechanic from Wilkes-Barre, Pa." New York Times, June 24, 1929.
↑  O'Sullivan, Arthur. "Gem Man’s Wife Crashes on Night Flight with Gob." Daily News, June 24, 1929.
↑  "Flying Skill Saves Life of Mrs. Kunz." New York Sun, April 30, 1931.
↑  "Mrs. Opal Logan Kunz Burned by Gasoline in Plane Crash." New York Times, May 1, 1931, p. 2:2.
1 2 3  Letter from Opal Kunz to President Kennedy, dated April 14, 1961. John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, "White House Central Name File, Box 1532, Folder: KUNZ."
↑  "Thrilled the Groundsmen at the Legion’s Aerial Derby: Mrs. Opal Kunz, Who Won the  Ten-Mile Race in a 300-Horsepower Plane at the Joint Aviation Show and Carnival of Unity Post, American Legion, of Roselle, and Aviation Post of New York, at the Westfield Airport." New York Times, June 29, 1930.
↑  "Mrs. George F. Kunz Speaks on Radio Urging Women to Fly." New York Times, Aug. 7, 1929, p. 2:5.
↑  "Mrs. Kunz Deplores Lack of Girl Fliers. 'It is Humiliating to Admit Our Women Cannot Compete With Foreigners,' She Says. Asks Support of Parents: Fears of Families Often Imperil Young Aviators, She Declares in Address Over Radio." New York Times, Aug. 7, 1929.
↑  "Balloon-Buster Argues for Equality in the Air." New York Sun. March 19, 1930.
↑  Jessen, Gene Nora. "The 1929 Air Race" نسخة محفوظة 2009-05-19 على موقع واي باك مشين.. The Ninety-Nines website. Accessed  May 14, 2001.
↑  "John O. Donaldson, Noted Ace, Dies As His Plane Crashes: Greenville [SC] Man Killed When Plane Crashes at Philadelphia Airport; Machine Went Into Fatal Tail Twirl; Body Badly Mangled As Ship is Demolished- Had Great Record in the War." Greenville (South Carolina) News, Sept. 8, 1930.
↑  Simbeck, Rob. Daughter of the Air, Large Print: The Brief Soaring Life of Cornelia Fort, p. 121.
↑  Douglas, Deborah G. American Women and Flight since 1940, p. 282.
1 2 3  “Girl Flyers Ready to Aid Army: Opal Kunz Heads Betsy Ross Corps, Formed as Military Auxiliary Unit”. New York Sun, Jan. 2, 1931.
↑  Johnson, J. C. “Women’s Flying Corps, Named After the Creator of the First United States Flag, Stands Ready to Meet Any Emergency that May Confront the Nation.” Washington Post, June 11, 1933.
↑  “Women Fliers Military Club Organized by Mrs. Opal Kunz.” Newark Evening News, January 3, 1931.
↑  “Women’s Air Reserve Will Organize May 9: Heads of Army and Navy Services Will Attend Founding of the Betsy Ross Corps.” New York Times, April 26, 1931.
↑  “Is there a Women’s Air Reserve?” Evening Star (Washington, DC), June 6, 1933.
↑  “Women Reserve Pilots to Train: Construction of Eastern Center is Under Way at Orange City, Florida.” Evening Star (Washington, DC), January 19, 1932.
↑  “Betsy Ross Corps Adds Members.” New York Herald Tribune, April 16, 1933.
↑  "Opal Kunz. Davis-Monthan Aviation Field Register. Dec. 28, 2015. نسخة محفوظة 17 ديسمبر 2013 على موقع واي باك مشين.
↑  “Girl Flyers Ready to Aid Army: Opal Kunz Heads Betsy Ross Corps, Formed as Military Auxiliary Unit.” New York Sun, January 2, 1931.
↑  Altick, Sherman B. “Betsy Ross Air Corps to March: Girl Flyers Will Meet in Washington to Plan Military Auxiliary Work." Sun (New York), April 20, 1931.
1 2 3  Canton, Ray. "Woman Flyer, Who Volunteered for Space Flight, Is Full of Surprises." Sacramento Bee, June 4, 1961, p. B4.
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