Esther Combes Vance Papers 1904-1977

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Esther Combes Vance Papers 1904-1977

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Esther Vance was a pioneer woman airplane pilot. Collection (1904-1977) includes correspondence, diaries, and scrapbooks about her flying career; the Ninety Nine Club, an organization of women pilots; and the career of her husband Earl Vance, a civilian and military pilot.

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Montana Historical Society Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6375620

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Air Pilots

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Ninety-Nines (Organization)

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The female pioneers of flight all began with aviatrixes, such as Amelia Earhart, Betty Wharton, and Blanche Noyes, in 1929. Their fame started with the creation of the "Ninety-Nines," an international organization of licensed women pilots established to educate and support their fellow women who have passion for flight. Named for the original 99 members, the "Ninety-Nines" were established at Curtiss Field, Long Island, New York....

Vance, Esther Combes, 1903-1983

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Esther Combes Vance was the first woman licensed to fly airplanes in Montana, and the twenty-second in the nation. She was born August 19, 1903, in Clinton, Indiana, the daughter of William and Dicy Pastre Combes. The family moved to Sidney, Montana, and in 1921 Esther graduated from Sidney High School. Four years later she received degrees in both physical education and teaching from the University of Washington. In August 1925 she married Earl Vance, owner of a commercial flying business in Si...