{"id":392,"date":"2011-01-25T01:19:45","date_gmt":"2011-01-25T01:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=392"},"modified":"2014-03-12T13:13:47","modified_gmt":"2014-03-12T20:13:47","slug":"broken-wings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?p=392","title":{"rendered":"Broken Wings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><em>An unconscious girl slumped in the cockpit of a tiny monoplane as it soared five miles above Lindbergh Field was believed today to have achieved a new altitude record for women.\u00c2\u00a0 &#8212;<\/em>Associated Press, July 12, 1930<\/div>\n<p>New feats in aviation were treasured news stories in the early 20th century.\u00c2\u00a0In San Diego, the self-proclaimed \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Air Capitol of the West,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d aviation heroes were followed eagerly\u00e2\u20ac\u201dand few more closely than a young aviator named Ruth Alexander.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s the story of San Diego&#8217;s famed <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Ruth_Alexander.pdf\"><strong>Ruth Alexander<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/02-A-00020.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"953\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/?attachment_id=953\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/02-A-00020.jpg?fit=3000%2C2369&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,2369\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"02-A-00020\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ruth Alexander. Courtesy San Diego Air &amp;#038; Space Museum.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/02-A-00020.jpg?fit=1024%2C808&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-953\" alt=\"02-A-00020\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/02-A-00020.jpg?resize=502%2C396\" width=\"502\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/02-A-00020.jpg?resize=1024%2C808&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/02-A-00020.jpg?resize=300%2C236&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/02-A-00020.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sandiegoyesterday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/02-A-00020.jpg?w=3000 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"fblikebutton_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-left: 10px;\"><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegoyesterday.com%2F%3Fp%3D392&amp;layout=standard&amp;show-faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowTransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:26px\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New feats in aviation were treasured news stories in the early 20th century.  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