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The Miss Doran was a modified Buhl CA-5 Airsedan (NX2195) which took part in the Dole Air Race in August 1927, which involved flying from Oakland, California to Honolulu, Hawaii. The aircraft and its crew of Augy Pedlar and Vilas Knope and passenger Mildred Doran disappeared without trace.

The Race[edit]

The Aircraft[edit]

The Crew and Passenger[edit]

John "Augy" Pedlar[edit]

Vilas "Cy" Knope[edit]

Mildred Doran[edit]

Mildred Doran, a 22-year-old who taught school in Caro, Michigan volunteered to be a passenger on the flight of the aircraft, which was consequently named after her. She was the first woman to take part in an attempted transoceanic flight.

The Last Flight[edit]

The Miss Doran was last sighted, at 15.03 PST on 16 August 1927, passing the Southeast Farallon Island 37°41′57″N 123°00′07″W / 37.69915°N 123.00184°W / 37.69915; -123.00184, approximately 70km west of its starting point.^[1] It disappeared without trace somewhere between the Farallon Islands and Hawaii.

Aftermath[edit]

In 1928 the Ontario Surveyor General named a series of lakes in honour of aviators who had perished in World War I or in the late 1920s, the latter mainly in attempting oceanic flights.^[2] ^[3] Doran Lake (50°58′N 90°35′W / 50.97°N 90.59°W / 50.97; -90.59) commemorates Mildred Doran and Pedlar Lake (51°30′N 93°42′W / 51.50°N 93.70°W / 51.50; -93.70) does the same for Augy Pedlar.

Doran Tower (42°57′35″N 83°40′01″W / 42.959819°N 83.666914°W / 42.959819; -83.666914), a momument to Mildred Doran erected in Flint, Michigan, was demolished in 1973.^[4]

References[edit]

Media[edit]

Still images[edit]

"Search Results: Buhl" (HTML). 2011-07-30. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

Video[edit]

Dole Air Race 1927 Vintage Silent Aviation Film (Kinograms newsreel) (Motion picture). New York City: Educational Film Exchanges, Inc. August 1927. Retrieved 2011-07-30. {{cite AV media}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)

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^ ^a ^b Conant, Jane Eshleman (1955-10-10). "Death Dogged the Dolebirds: Pioneer Pacific Fliers Wrote Tragic Chapter in Air History". San Francisco Call-Bulletin. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
^ Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (2007). "St. Raphael Signature Site Strategy" (PDF). Toronto, ON. Retrieved 2011-07-19. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) p 14. Note that this source is incorrect in stating that Medcalf was a Canadian pilot killed in World War I.
^ "Lost Aviators: New Lakes Named". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 16 January 1928. p. 13. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
^ Flinn, Gary (2008-09-02). "Memorial lost, just like air pioneer Mildred Doran" (HTML). Flint Journal. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
^ Brooks-Pazmany, Kathleen L. (1983). United States Women in Aviation 1919-1929 (Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2011-07-30. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Anonymous (2009). "Triumph and Tragedy over the Pacific: The 1927 Dole Air Race" (pdf). California State Library Foundation Bulletin (93). Sacramento, CA: California State Library Foundation: 7–13. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
^ Durose, Richard A. (2011-03-01). "Above and Beyond: Aunt Mildred: A Race Across the Pacific" (HTML). Retrieved 2011-07-30.
^ "The Great Trans-Pacific Dole Air Race of 1927" (HTML). Delta Mike Airfield, Inc. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
^ "Buhl, Buhl-Verville" (HTML). Aerofiles. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
^ Fonger, Ron (2011-03-31). "Nephew sheds new light on Flint woman Mildred Doran's tragic final flight" (HTML). Flint Journal. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
^ Dealey, Ted (1959–1960). ""The Dallas Spirit": The Last Fool Flight". Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 63. Denton TX: Texas State Historical Association: 15–30. Retrieved 2011-07-30. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu {{cite journal}}: External link in |quote= (help)CS1 maint: date format (link)
^ Anonymous (1927). "What's the Trouble with Aircraft Radio?" (pdf). Broadcast Radio. 12 (11). Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.: 11–13. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
^ DeSoto, Clinton B. (1941). Calling CQ: Adventures of Short-Wave Radio Operators. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Retrieved 2011-07-30. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
^ Beers, Stephens A. (n.d.). "The Dole Race" (pdf). Retrieved 2011-07-30.

[Conant-1] Conant, Jane Eshleman (1955-10-10). "Death Dogged the Dolebirds: Pioneer Pacific Fliers Wrote Tragic Chapter in Air History". San Francisco Call-Bulletin. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

[Lakes-2] Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources (2007). "St. Raphael Signature Site Strategy" (PDF). Toronto, ON. Retrieved 2011-07-19. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help) p 14. Note that this source is incorrect in stating that Medcalf was a Canadian pilot killed in World War I.

[Lakes2-3] "Lost Aviators: New Lakes Named". The West Australian. Perth, WA. 16 January 1928. p. 13. Retrieved 2011-07-19.

[Flinn-4] Flinn, Gary (2008-09-02). "Memorial lost, just like air pioneer Mildred Doran" (HTML). Flint Journal. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

[US_Women_in_Aviation-5] Brooks-Pazmany, Kathleen L. (1983). United States Women in Aviation 1919-1929 (Smithsonian Studies in Air and Space (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2011-07-30. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[CSLF-6] Anonymous (2009). "Triumph and Tragedy over the Pacific: The 1927 Dole Air Race" (pdf). California State Library Foundation Bulletin (93). Sacramento, CA: California State Library Foundation: 7–13. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

[AirandSpace-7] Durose, Richard A. (2011-03-01). "Above and Beyond: Aunt Mildred: A Race Across the Pacific" (HTML). Retrieved 2011-07-30.

[DMAirfield-8] "The Great Trans-Pacific Dole Air Race of 1927" (HTML). Delta Mike Airfield, Inc. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

[Buhl-9] "Buhl, Buhl-Verville" (HTML). Aerofiles. 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

[MLive-10] Fonger, Ron (2011-03-31). "Nephew sheds new light on Flint woman Mildred Doran's tragic final flight" (HTML). Flint Journal. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

[TSHA-11] Dealey, Ted (1959–1960). ""The Dallas Spirit": The Last Fool Flight". Southwestern Historical Quarterly. 63. Denton TX: Texas State Historical Association: 15–30. Retrieved 2011-07-30. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu {{cite journal}}: External link in |quote= (help)CS1 maint: date format (link)

[Aircraft_Radio-12] Anonymous (1927). "What's the Trouble with Aircraft Radio?" (pdf). Broadcast Radio. 12 (11). Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.: 11–13. Retrieved 2011-07-30.

[Calling_CQ-13] DeSoto, Clinton B. (1941). Calling CQ: Adventures of Short-Wave Radio Operators. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. Retrieved 2011-07-30. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

[Beers-14] Beers, Stephens A. (n.d.). "The Dole Race" (pdf). Retrieved 2011-07-30.

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