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Betty Skelton Frankman Erde (June 28, 1926 – August 31, 2011) was a land speed record holder and aerobatics pilot who set 17 aviation and automobile records. [1] She was known as "The First Lady of Firsts", [2] and helped create opportunities for women in aviation, auto racing, astronautics, and advertising.
The first name it was given was Sholtz Field, after the then Governor of Florida, who was from Daytona Beach. The airport began with two gravel runways, one 1,800 feet (550 m) long and one 2,100 feet (640 m). Before long the name became Daytona Beach Municipal Airport. [3] Eastern Air Lines began passenger service, flying Kingbirds and Condors ...
France was familiar with Daytona Beach's land speed record history when he moved his family from Washington D.C. to Daytona in the spring of 1935 to escape the Great Depression. He had less than $100 in his pocket when they left D.C. [1] [2] He began painting houses, then worked at a local car dealership. He set up a car repair shop in Daytona ...
Daytona Beach and Road Course: Race Modified Division Al Briggs (USA) [44] [note 11] February 26, 1955 125-mile race: Daytona Beach and Road Course: Race Modified Division Otis Eaton (USA) [46] [note 12] May 14, 1955 Fonda Speedway: Consolation race Sportsman Division Jimmy Knowlan (USA) [48] September 9, 1955 35-lap race Islip Speedway ...
A young woman's remains were found in Daytona Beach on November 5, 1980, by Florida Department of Transportation workers who found the victim's skeletal remains in the wooded median strip of Interstate 95, north of the Volusia/Brevard County line. [16] She had been murdered several weeks before and died due to stab wounds in her upper torso.
According to FlightAware, the plane left Vero Beach at 6:08 p.m. Thursday en route to Clearwater Air Park. It was in the air 58 minutes before it crashed at 7:06 p.m. Clearwater Fire and Rescue ...
The Daytona Beach News-Journal is a Florida daily newspaper serving Volusia and Flagler Counties. It grew from the Halifax Journal , which was started in 1883. The Davidson family purchased the newspaper in 1928 and retained control until bankruptcy in 2009.
The Wright Flyer statue is the centerpiece of the Daytona Beach campus. The Jack. R. Hunt Memorial Library is visible in the background. This 185 acre (748,671 m 2) site has been the home to Embry–Riddle since 1965. Built adjacent to the Daytona Beach International Airport, the campus has easy access for flight training. The main campus ...