Pilots take flight to mark the first-ever all women's air race

Hosted by Steve Chiotakis Aug. 22, 2019 Los Angeles

Participants of the August 18, 2019 air race from Santa Monica Airport to San Bernardino Airport. Photo credit: Victoria Bernal.

Ninety years ago this August, 20 women pilots flew from Santa Monica to Ohio in nine days. It was the first all women's national air race. It was a dangerous feat, and one woman didn't survive. Earlier this month, 13 women and one man raced from Santa Monica to San Bernardino to commemorate that first race.

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