Scroll down for an audio postcard and photo slideshow from the 47th Annual Air Race Classic
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Audio Slideshow: Women aviators come together at Air Race Classic
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The 'Bronco Baddies' - a team of three collegiate pilots from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, MI - quickly refuels during their stop in Moberly. The team landed and had to quickly calculate whether they could make it to their next stop in Nebraska before sundown - a feat they decided to take on.
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A small plane with the Air Race sits next to a large cropduster at Omar N. Bradley airport.
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The 'Flying Phins' - Grace Whitney (left), and Harper Meehan (right) - a team from Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Florida, sign their names on a commemorative map on the tarmac. The young pilots are 19 and 20 years old, respectively, and finished 16th in the collegiate division.
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A pilot from the the 'Prescott Whiskey Row Racers - Blue', a collegiate team from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida, tows their Cessna 172S NAV III aircraft to its overnight resting place on the tarmac at Omar N. Bradley airport.
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Volunteers talk with racers on the tarmac at Omar N. Bradley airport. Racers were given gift bags and water upon arrival, and volunteers assisted with helping them stay comfortable and ready to race.
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A Piper PA-28R-180 aircraft taxis on the tarmac at Omar N. Bradley airport. The plane is affectionately called "The Blue-Footed Booby", and is flown by a veteran racing team of the same name.
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The entrance to Omar N. Bradley regional airport in Moberly, Missouri.
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The Diamond DA40 aircraft flown by the 'Blue Raiders' - a collegiate team from Middle Tennessee State University comprised of Alyssa Smith, Rachel Frankenberger, and Hailey Harrison - sits at its overnight resting place on the tarmac at Omar N. Bradley regional airport.
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Planes sit on the tarmac at Omar N. Bradley Regional Airport at dusk. Teams are only allowed to fly during daylight hours, and must stay overnight where they are after the sun sets.
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Grace Whitney of the Flying Phins exits their Cessna Skyhawk aircraft after the team landed at Omar N. Bradley airport.
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An aircraft marshall directs planes on the tarmac at Omar N. Bradley airport. The marshalls were tasked with directing race traffic while also managing regular traffic through the airport, which is used by several cropdusters and other small planes.
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A Piper Aerostar aircraft sits on the tarmac at Omar N. Bradley Airport. After racers make the decision to stay overnight, they must tow their plane and secure it on the tarmac.
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