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Women of Clark County
Peg Crockett
1924 - 2022
Peg Crockett began flying as a teenager and transported military aircraft as part of the Women’s Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron during World War II. After the war, she married George Crockett, and they owned Alamo Airport. They sold their airfield to Clark County, and it became what is now Harry Reid International Airport. They continued to run and expand Alamo Airways and remained active in the aviation community.
Pictured: Peg Crockett. Clark County Museum.
Sources
- “Nevada Aerospace Hall of Fame,” Margaret Peg Crockett (blog), accessed April 9, 2025, https://www.nvahof.org, https://www.nvahof.org/margaret-peg-crockett/.
- “Peg Crockett Oral History Interview (OH-00309),” UNLV Special Collections Portal, accessed April 9, 2025, https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark%3A/62930/f10m8b.
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