Bidspirit auction | Pioneering Woman Aviator Betty Lund

Pioneering Woman Aviator Betty Lund Signed on back of 1932 vintage Photo in flying gear. 4 x 3 inch. Freddie Lund, a famous stunt pilot taught his wife Bettie how to fly. they both travelled around the country barnstorming. She was very young and had just graduated high school when they started their air show. They were accomplished stunt pilots and people came to see them from miles around. It was hard to believe that Bettie did 67-barrel rolls in 28 minutes. She broke the latest record with only 20 minutes of flight time. Unfortunately, they only performed from 1929 to 1931. Freddie was killed in an air race in 1931. Even after her husband's death, she decided to carry on the show. To honor her husband's memory she bought the same plane as Freddie's. Even painted it red white and blue just like Freddie's. When Bettie flew in the Jersey City Air Show this was the start of her solo career. Bettie even did inverted rolls ad slow rolls. She wanted to prove that women could be safe pilots and that planes were so sturdy that she could perform the most extreme stunts. During the Roaring Twenties, Barnstorming was a very popular spectator event. Everyone wanted to see these death defining stunts done by a woman. Bettie was brave and daring but the days of stunt flying were coming to an end. It was too dangerous for the performer and the spectators. Safety regulations caused the age of Barnstorming to disappear. Bettie and Freddie made their living with these stunts and giving rides to anyone that wanted to fly. After Freddie died Bettie tried to continue making money with doing extremely dangerous stunts. When the government implemented The Air Commerce Act that restricted Bettie from performing as usual. Soon she knew that her days of stunt flying were over. During the difficult days of World War 11, Betty was a member of the WAF, the Women Air Force, and helped ferry planes from the West Coast to the East Coast so that they could be flown to Europe. Women like Betty were essential to the war effort because they allowed men to receive their planes quickly. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99