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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Margery_DurantMargery Durant - Wikipedia

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   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.

   • Known for: Author, Aviation Enthusiast, Photographer, and Socialite

   • Children: William Durant Campbell (1907-1995), Edwina Campbell, Margery Randolph Daniel (1924-2013)

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3. www.smithsonianmag.com › air-space-magazineThe “Air-minded” Socialite - Smithsonian Magazine

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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...

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   Margery Durant was born May 24, 1887 in Flint, Michigan, the daughter of William Crapo Durant and Clara Pitt Durant. She had a younger brother, Clifford, born in 1890. Margery’s father was the grandson of Henry Howland Crapo, a successful lumberman and railroad magnate, who served as Governor of Michigan from 1864-8.

5. airandspace.si.edu › collection-archive › margeryMargery Durant Air Popularization Tour Collection

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   Though not a pilot, in 1930 Margery Durant conceived of a plan to popularize private air travel by touring Europe, the Middle East and Africa by air. With Charles A. LaJotte (1895-1973) serving as pilot and Everett M. Smith as mechanic and with her Lockheed Vega 5C (named Ariel) stowed on board, Durant sailed to Europe on board the SS Hamburg ...

6. www.wikiwand.com › en › Margery_DurantMargery Durant - Wikiwand

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   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.

7. margerydurant.comMargery Durant | The history of Margery Durant

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   Margery Durant was an aviation pioneer in her own right, as intrepid as Amelia Earhart, but living to tell the tale. Hers was the first air-cooled engined plane to fly around the Mediterranean. Upon returning from the first leg of her trip in 1931, Margery announced to the press that she had flown 12,000 miles over 19 countries at a cost of 7 ...

8. www.geni.com › people › Margery-DurantMargery Pitt Durant (1887 - 1969) - Genealogy - Geni.com

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   Oct 13, 2021 · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margery_Durant. 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 ...