Evelyn "Bobbi" Trout was born onJanuary 7, 1906, in Greenup, Ill. She saw her first airplane at age 12 and knew right awaythat she wanted to fly. In 1920, the family moved to Los Angeles and everyone worked atthe family's "filling station." On December 27, 1922, one of her customersoffered her a ride in his Curtiss Jenny. She flew from Rogers Field in Los Angeles, whichis also where Amelia Earhart got her first airplane ride. In 1928 film star Irene Castlechanged her hairstyle to a short "bob" look. Evelyn copied it and she's been"Bobbi" ever since. She began her flight training on New Years Day of 1928,soloed four months later, and recieved her pilot's card number 2613 two weeks after that.
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