LAKELAND TAKES TO THE AIR
| | Ruth Elder (carrying flowers) and George Haldeman (to Elder's immediate right) of Lakeland descend the stairs of City Hall in New York enroute to a tickertape parade in their honor in 1927. New York City mayor Jimmy Walker is to Elder's left. Haldeman and Elder had attempted to become the first male-female team to fly across the Atlantic in October 1927. They had to ditch in the Atlantic 300 miles short of their goal when an oil line on the plane began leaking. They were honored for having flown more than 2600 miles nonstop. |
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