Soon teams of Auburn women pilots will take to the sky in a cross-country air race.
Auburn University’s Women in Aviation War Eagle Chapter were the guest speakers at the Lake Martin Dadeville Area Kiwanis Club last week. Five of its members came by to talk about the air race they are participating in this summer and the overall School of Aviation.
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