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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) First person to fly solo between Honolulu, Hawaii, and Oakland, California ...
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.
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."
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.
First female pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean: Amelia Earhart, in a Lockheed Vega 5B, flew from Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, to Culmore, Ireland, on May 20, 1932. [ 188 ] First successful helicopter with a single main lifting rotor : Alexei Cheremukhin and Boris Yuriev's TsAGI -1EA, which flew to a record altitude of 1,985 ft (605 m ...
Beryl Markham (1902–1986), first woman to fly west across the Atlantic alone, direct from England to North America [39] Marie Marvingt (1875–1963), first woman to fly from Europe to England across the North Sea by balloon [40] Angela Masson (born 1951), first woman to qualify to fly a jumbo jet [41]
Skilled and determined, Earhart broke multiple records in the 1930s for speed and distance, including being the first woman to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic.
First woman to fly a fighter plane in combat. [15] [16] 1930 Amy Johnson: First woman to fly from Britain to Australia. [17] 1932 Amelia Earhart: First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. [18] 1933 Lotfia ElNadi: First African woman and first Arab woman to earn a pilot's license. 1937 Sabiha Gökçen: The first military woman to fly ...