82-Year woman takes helicopter hop for birthday present, 1955

Caption slip reads: Photographer: Emery. Date: 1955-03-16. Reporter: Phister to RW. Assignment: 82-yr-woman takes helicopter hop for birthday present. 46/47/30/30: Miss Phoebe Drumm, 82, of 13801 S. Vermont, Gardena, taking Los Angeles Airways helicopter hop from Long Beach to LA Intl. Airport as her own birthday present to herself. With her in pix, two men: In uniform is LB station manager for LAAirways, Robert S. Johnson. In civvies is her friend Daryl Ganson, 36, of 777 West 138th St. Gardena, who accompanied her on flight.

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