Hometown Heroine: Helen Richey

Record-setting pilot Helen Richey fought for a spot in a man’s world. In the steel town of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, readers of the local Daily News stared in shock at the headline on January 8, 1947: “Helen Richey—McKeesport’s Ladybird Dead. Famed Flier Dies in New York Room.” The talented pilot who had established a national reputation …

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