FIRST FLIGHT Three girls looked to the sky and wondered what it must feel like to be up so high What would it be like to cut through clouds so swiftly that the wind struggled to keep up How close to the sun could they get before its rays turned their vision white They looked at a plane and decided to find out They were going to fly
The year was 1927 and it was an unusually warm day in San Francisco The city felt sluggish and slightly uncomfortable Hazel however was bursting with energy She had come with her father to the local airfield as they did every Saturday They ooohed and aaahed as planes swooped down landing and crossing the runway Today a pilot noticed Hazel's excitement and invited her to take a closer look at his aircraft APARIBASAR
A Curtiss Jenny Hazel whispered She approached the plane slowly mouth slightly open as she took in the sight before her She reached up with both arms to touch the belly of the plane The surface felt smooth and warm under her skin as she stood on her toes to reach the wing When the engine roared to life it was so loud that Hazel felt the vibrations travel through her body and rumble in her chest She clenched her jaw to keep her teeth from rattling Something clicked in her and she knew she had found her true calling in the skies Baba I'm going to fly this one day she told her father Her father nodded I wouldn't be able to stop you if I tried
