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Carla B 09-15-2011 05:27 PM
Two or three years ago the Daily Sun ran a feature article on her and pictured her standing next to her sports car.

I would think they could dig into their archives and run the article again or at least a synopsis of it, along with a photo.

tpop1 10-11-2011 05:24 PM
Greatness was among us!
 
From Sports Illustrated 9/19 issue......

http://i968.photobucket.com/albums/a...n_edited-1.jpg

Carla B 03-13-2012 09:15 PM
I'm not skilled with doing links or reading the "Investors Business Daily" but there was a long feature article in today's edition about Betty Skelton. They call her "The First Lady of Firsts," and go on to say that 'She amassed more combined plane and car records than anyone in history. She even trained with the Mercury 7 astronauts in 1959, earning the nickname No. 7-1/2.'

Taltarzac725 03-14-2012 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Carla B (Post 466528)
I'm not skilled with doing links or reading the "Investors Business Daily" but there was a long feature article in today's edition about Betty Skelton. They call her "The First Lady of Firsts," and go on to say that 'She amassed more combined plane and car records than anyone in history. She even trained with the Mercury 7 astronauts in 1959, earning the nickname No. 7-1/2.'
Here's that link. Betty Skelton Flew Into The Hearts Of 1940s And 1950s Aviation And Car Fans - Investors.com

Carla B 03-14-2012 08:45 AM
Thanks, Taltarzac725.

bike42 03-14-2012 08:45 AM
From the New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/us/11skelton.html

CaptJohn 03-14-2012 11:22 AM
Thanks for posting this. I grew up in Pensacola where she is from and never heard of her.


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