Joan A. Merriam Smith loading plane in preparation for solo around the world flight, Calif., 1964

Title: Joan A. Merriam Smith loading plane in preparation for solo around the world flight, Calif., 1964
Date Created: March 18, 1964
Date: 1964-03-18
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: Joan Merriam Smith successfully completed her around the world solo flight on May 12, 1964 in her plane named "The City of Long Beach." She received the 1964 Harmon Trophy as outstanding aviator. Unfortunately less than a year later she was killed in an airplane accident in California.
Caption: GOOD LUCK CHARM-Joan A. Merriam holds good luck teddy bear as she prepares for Oakland take off on her round-the-world 27,000-mile flight.

Genre: news photographs
Names: Smith, Joan A. Merriam, d.1965
Location: Long Beach (Calif.)
Longitude: 37.7125281
Latitude: -122.2130026
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Women air pilots--California--Los Angeles
Transportation
Flights around the world
Events

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclalat_1429_b524_223426
ARK: ark:/21198/zz0002s2q9
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