Aviatrix Ruth Elder Brings Back the Thrill, But Can She Handle the Heat?

It was a day of high-flying heroics in the Big Apple as Ruth Elder, the daredevil aviator, touched down in New York Harbor, greeted by a roaring crowd and a hero’s welcome. But beneath the bravado, whispers of a harrowing ordeal lingered. Just a month ago, Elder and her trusty pilot, Captain George Haldeman, took to the skies in their American Girl, embarking on a non-stop flight to Paris. The mission ended in disaster, however, when the duo crash-landed off the coast of the Azores, only to be rescued by a Dutch tanker.