Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout was an early American aviator and endurance flying record holder.
12 Facts About Bobbi Trout
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Bobbi Trout received her pilot's identification card from the United States Department of Commerce on September 1,1928.
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Bobbi Trout was the second woman to break the non-refueling endurance record for women when she flew 12 hours straight from California in 1929.
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Bobbi Trout participated in the Women's Air Derby of 1929, which was dubbed the Powder Puff Derby.
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Evelyn got her nickname "Bobbi Trout" when she copied the hairstyle of the famous dancer Irene Castle, which was a short "bob" haircut.
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Bobbi Trout was born on January 7,1906, to Lola Trout and George Trout in Greenup, Illinois.
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One afternoon in 1918, Bobbi Trout heard an aeroplane fly overhead.
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Bobbi Trout moved from Illinois to California with her family in 1920, when they purchased a service station.
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Bobbi Trout followed this up on January 2,1929, flying from the same airport for 12 hours 11 minutes, shattering the previous record, held by Viola Gentry, by more than 4 hours.
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Bobbi Trout celebrated her 80th birthday with an interview from within a helicopter over the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California, on January 7,1986.
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Bobbi Trout retired to San Diego, California, and suffered a fatal heart attack on January 24,2003.
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Bobbi Trout never married and is survived by her sister-in-law Hazel Trout and her nephew Brook Trout.