Marvel Crosson's Plane Wreck

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Title

Marvel Crosson's Plane Wreck

Subject

Women air pilots -- United States

Description

Pictured here is the wreckage of Marvel Crosson's plane. Her plane inexplicably failed under suspicious circumstances during her flight from Santa Monica to Cleveland in the 1929 Women's Air Derby. Crosson was just 25 at the time.

Creator

Original Source Unknown

Source

IWASM Original Photo Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum

Date

ca. August 21, 1929

Contributor

Heidi Fearing/Kimberly Cole

Rights

Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at info@iwasm.org

Identifier

Original Photo No. 363

Coverage

Wellton, Arizona

Citation

Original Source Unknown, “Marvel Crosson's Plane Wreck,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed March 29, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1468.