Mesa duo to cross the country in female aviation competition

Mesa flying duo

Marge Thayer and Helen Wyrick Beulen of Mesa will compete in the Air Race Classic June 19. (Photo courtesy of Helen Wyrick Beulen)

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Mesa flying duo

Marge Thayer inspects the plane following a morning test flight at Mesa's Falcon Field. She and Helen Wyrick Beulen will compete in the Air Race Classic June 19. [Stacie Spring/Tribune]

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Mesa flying duo

Helen Wyrick Beulen wipes the plane free of bugs following a morning test flight at Mesa's Falcon Field. She and Marge Thayer will fly in the Air Race Classic June 19. [Stacie Spring/Tribune]