Fly Robin Fly!

Episode 42: Crystal and Pete take us back to the early 1920s when a simple grass field served as a bustling hub for daredevil pilots and home-built kit planes. They spotlight the fearless aviatrixes who stole the show—like Gene Du Rand jumping from a frigid 19,000 feet—proving these high-flying women were never just winging it in the skies. The hosts ground the history in the airfield's vital Civil Air Patrol service during World War II, showing how this wild era paved the way for modern aviation at neighboring Crystal Airport.