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First woman to cross the United States in an autogyro (1931) First woman to fly the Atlantic solo (1932) First person to fly the Atlantic twice (1932) First woman to receive the Distinguished Flying Cross (1932) First woman to fly nonstop, coast-to-coast across the U.S. (1932) [221] Women's speed transcontinental record (1933)
Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 – July 1, 1912) was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1912 the first woman to fly across the English Channel.
Clara Adams (born Clara Grabau; 1884–1971), known as the "first flighter" [1] and the "maiden of maiden flights," [2] was an aircraft passenger and enthusiast who set a variety of flying records. She helped popularize air travel [3] and was the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger aboard the Graf Zeppelin.
First woman to fly for a major U.S. airline: Bonnie Tiburzi became the first female pilot for a major U.S. airline, American Airlines, in March 1973. First manned flight by an electrically powered aeroplane : was made with a Brditschka MB-E1 , a modified motor glider with an 8–10 kW (11–13 hp) Bosch KM77 electric motor on October 23, 1973.
On May 21, 1932, Amelia Earhart set out to become the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean alone after becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic as a passenger four years prior.
Beryl Markham from England is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean from east to west. [1] Lee Ya-Ching becomes the first woman to be licensed as a pilot in China. [79] Phyllis Doreen Hooper earns the first women commercial pilot license in South Africa. [80] Mulumebet Emeru is the first woman pilot of Ethiopia.
Geraldine "Jerrie" Fredritz Mock (November 22, 1925 – September 30, 2014) was an American pilot and the first woman to fly solo around the world. [2] She flew a single engine Cessna 180 (registered N1538C) christened the Spirit of Columbus and nicknamed "Charlie."
The Levasseur PL.8 biplane was piloted by two French aviators who had hoped to complete the first nonstop trip across the Atlantic Ocean, but it vanished somewhere over coastal North America in 1927.