83 years old,wife of late Charles Augustus Oliver.
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Obituary published in The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) on December 3,1970

Ruth Law Oliver—"Queen of the Air"
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Law Oliver, former "Queen of the Air" and the first woman to loop the loop in an airplane, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Halsted & Co., 1123 Sutter St.
Mrs. Oliver, who made her solo flight in 1912 and flew the first Philippine airmail in 1919, died Tuesday at Notre Dame Hospital. She was 83.
Born in Lynn, Mass., she had lived in San Francisco for the past 24 years at 34 Rosewood Drive, a home filled with memorabilia of the early days of aviation history.

Prominent Clubwoman
In San Francisco, she became a prominent clubwoman and was a past matron of Chapter No. 196 Order of Eastern Star and past regent of Presidio Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Oliver in 1912 bought her first airplane, a Wright Model B. a cratelike affair of 35 horsepower, which cost $5000 and could go 45 miles per hour.
She learned to fly it on the 500 feet homestretch of the old Saugus horse racetrack near Boston, Mass., making her solo flight Aug. 12, 1912.
From 1912 to 1922, Ruth Law "The Queen of the Air," was heralded as the world's greatest woman stunt and exhibition flyer. She thrilled thousands as she walked across the wings of planes, flew between tall buildings, through clusters of fireworks and competed against racing cars at county fairs.

Black Satin
For her aerial journeys the famed aviatrix sat down at her sewing machine and created a black satin ensemble of what she called "modified bloomers and a blouse."
In November, 1916, she established the U.S. distance flight record in a Curtiss 110-horsepower biplane that did 60 mph. The record was 512 miles from Chicago to Hornell, N.Y., in 5 hours and 40 minutes.
Aided by a tailwind, she raced along at 102 mph and used 52 gallons of gas, landing on a "dead stick" with no fuel left in the tanks.
At one time her stunting fee was $9000 a week but she passed that up frequently during World War I when she gave exhibitions to push recruiting or help sell Liberty Bonds.

Quit in 1922
She quit flying in 1922 because her husband, Charles A. Oliver, a promoter of outdoor entertainment, was on the verge of a nervous breakdown from worrying about his wife's hazardous occupation.
They settled in Beverly Hills that year and came to San Francisco in 1946, where he died a year later.
She was also a member of N.A.A. Pacific Wings Club, Early Birds, Women's Athletic Club and was listed in "Who's Who in the West" and "Who's Who in World Aviation."
Survivors include three nieces and a nephew.
The San Francisco OES Chapter will officiate at funeral services. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.

83 years old,wife of late Charles Augustus Oliver.
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Obituary published in The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, California) on December 3,1970

Ruth Law Oliver—"Queen of the Air"
Funeral services for Mrs. Ruth Law Oliver, former "Queen of the Air" and the first woman to loop the loop in an airplane, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Halsted & Co., 1123 Sutter St.
Mrs. Oliver, who made her solo flight in 1912 and flew the first Philippine airmail in 1919, died Tuesday at Notre Dame Hospital. She was 83.
Born in Lynn, Mass., she had lived in San Francisco for the past 24 years at 34 Rosewood Drive, a home filled with memorabilia of the early days of aviation history.

Prominent Clubwoman
In San Francisco, she became a prominent clubwoman and was a past matron of Chapter No. 196 Order of Eastern Star and past regent of Presidio Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Oliver in 1912 bought her first airplane, a Wright Model B. a cratelike affair of 35 horsepower, which cost $5000 and could go 45 miles per hour.
She learned to fly it on the 500 feet homestretch of the old Saugus horse racetrack near Boston, Mass., making her solo flight Aug. 12, 1912.
From 1912 to 1922, Ruth Law "The Queen of the Air," was heralded as the world's greatest woman stunt and exhibition flyer. She thrilled thousands as she walked across the wings of planes, flew between tall buildings, through clusters of fireworks and competed against racing cars at county fairs.

Black Satin
For her aerial journeys the famed aviatrix sat down at her sewing machine and created a black satin ensemble of what she called "modified bloomers and a blouse."
In November, 1916, she established the U.S. distance flight record in a Curtiss 110-horsepower biplane that did 60 mph. The record was 512 miles from Chicago to Hornell, N.Y., in 5 hours and 40 minutes.
Aided by a tailwind, she raced along at 102 mph and used 52 gallons of gas, landing on a "dead stick" with no fuel left in the tanks.
At one time her stunting fee was $9000 a week but she passed that up frequently during World War I when she gave exhibitions to push recruiting or help sell Liberty Bonds.

Quit in 1922
She quit flying in 1922 because her husband, Charles A. Oliver, a promoter of outdoor entertainment, was on the verge of a nervous breakdown from worrying about his wife's hazardous occupation.
They settled in Beverly Hills that year and came to San Francisco in 1946, where he died a year later.
She was also a member of N.A.A. Pacific Wings Club, Early Birds, Women's Athletic Club and was listed in "Who's Who in the West" and "Who's Who in World Aviation."
Survivors include three nieces and a nephew.
The San Francisco OES Chapter will officiate at funeral services. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Mass.