Names: Smith, Joan A. Merriam, d.1965 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

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Pilot Joan Merriam Smith besides plane she flew solo around the world, Los Angeles, Calif., 1964

Date:: December 21, 1964
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Pilot Joan Merriam Smith besides plane she flew solo around the world, Los Angeles, Calif., 1964

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

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.
Date:: March 18, 1964
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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