Abstract
Ruth Reep is a lifelong Ohio resident. She learned to fly during the 1950s. Her first experience in a plane was the result of winning a magazine contest that offered a plane ride as the prize. Reep was a member of the Civil Air Patrol. She and her husband frequented the Cleveland Air Races, and she owns a piece of Bill Odum's downed plane. Reep recounts maintaining her own plane and spending time with other pilots. She now lives in West Salem, Ohio, with her daughter.
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Interviewee
Reep, Ruth (interviewee)
Interviewer
Epps, Michelle (interviewer)
Project
International Women’s Air and Space Museum (IWASM)
Date
6-18-2010
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
70 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Ruth Reep Interview, 2010" (2010). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 401003.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/37
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