Author Talk with Betty Goerke

A Broken Propeller: Baz Bagby and America's First Transcontinental Air Race

by Betty Goerke

In October 1919, 59 pilots flying in open cockpit planes and with no parachutes, competed in a long distance round trip race that began simultaneously in San Francisco, CA and Long Island, NY. Pilots battled rain, fog, snow, and ice. there were forced landings, crashes, and fatalities. Goerke's father was one of only eight who finished the race.

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Saturday, March 3, at 11 a.m.

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Corte Madera

Wednesday, April 4, at 7 p.m.

Mill Valley Public Library
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Tuesday, April 24, noon

Presidio Historical Association
Presidio Golf Club House, San Francisco
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