[2] For her work as a transport pilot in World War II, she received the King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom.
He insisted, so the next day as we were waiting for passengers to arrive he suggested that I get in the pilot cockpit and he in the front and for me to fly the ship.
"[6] After 200 hours of practice, Foltz became the first woman in Oregon – and the fifth in the United States – with a transport pilot's license.
[1] The race began in Santa Monica, California, and ended in Cleveland, Ohio, with a $25,000 cash prize.
[10] Foltz overshot the Cincinnati checkpoint, became lost, and eventually landed in a farmer's field, rolling almost up to his front door.
[6] Along with Edna Christofferson and Dorothy Hester, Foltz co-founded the Portland chapter of the Women's National Aeronautic Association.
[11] Foltz designed and marketed a multipurpose flying and casual suit for women, called the Folzup.
[12] It consisted of "riding trousers with a skirt that can be opened from hem to waistline on both sides, lifted and buttoned at the shoulder to make a jumper.
'[6] During World War II, Foltz was a flight instructor at the Multnomah Flying Club on Swan Island.
[6] Foltz stated that she preferred the Air Transport Auxiliary to American organizations like the Women Airforce Service Pilots because the British men she worked with judged her by her skills and not her gender.
[6] During her time in the Air Transport Auxiliary, Foltz was chased by a Nazi pilot and had to dive into a cloud to lose him.
[3] By 1947, she had grown bored with the work and returned to flying, moving back to Texas to teach at the Irwin School of Flight in Corpus Christi.
[17] She and her co-pilot, Joy Callahan, had dropped out by the first day of the race, but continued on the route, "flying along for fun.