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Jun 19, 2019 · June 19, 2019. Margery Durant and Ariel, circa 1931. When middle-aged socialite Margery Durant decided, in 1931, to undertake an aerial trek of 12,000 miles in a Lockheed Vega, she...
Margery Durant Air Popularization Tour Collection, Accession 2011-0023, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Margery Durant was born in Flint, Michigan on May 24, 1887, the daughter of Clara Pitt Durant and William C. Durant, founder of General Motors. She attended schools in Flint; in Tarrytown, New York; and at the Mt. Vernon Seminary, Washington, D.C., from 1903 to 1905. Durant settled in Flint, later moving to Detroit and
Oct 13, 2021 · Margery Pitt Durant (May 24, 1887 – February 3, 1969) was the daughter of businessman and General Motors founder, Billy Durant. She was notable for authoring a book about her father, her contributions to increasing travel abroad via aviation, photographing her aviation adventures, and for being a socialite. Early life.
- Dr. Edwin Rutheven Campbell
- October 13, 2021
- February 03, 1969 (81)
- May 24, 1887
Margery Pitt Durant (May 24, 1887 – February 3, 1969) was the daughter of businessman and General Motors founder, Billy Durant. She was notable for authoring a book about her father, her contributions to increasing travel abroad via aviation, photographing her aviation adventures, and for being a socialite.
Margery Durant | The history of Margery Durant. The Air Popularization Tour. By Alexander Sanger. In 1931-2, Margery undertook her most amazing adventure to date, an Air Popularization Tour of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Margery Durant was clearly the adventurous sort.
Sep 6, 2011 · In a 1929 book about her father, Margery Durant asserted that her father drew the design at the dinner table shortly after finishing his soup and while awaiting the fried chicken. Though...
