After her own plane failed to pass inspection, Mrs. Smith flew to Saipan for a short visit abord the Guam Airlines craft. Behind her is Atty. John M. Webster who accompanied her to Saipan. – Custom Color Photo
Joan Merriam Smith confers with Admiral Christopher and his aide, Lt. Tom Shanahan, while waiting for her plane, background, to be checked out. She was unable to take off the day this photo was taken. – Custom Color Photo
Joan Merriam Smith, on her aviation journey, was set back multiple times due to bad weather and mechanical problems on her plane; Smith was able to make it to Saipan, Wake Island, Midway Island, and now is currently reaching Honolulu