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Amelia Mary Earhart (/ ˈɛərhɑːrt / AIR-hart; born July 24, 1897; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer. On July 2, 1937, Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During her life, Earhart embraced celebrity culture and women's rights ...
Jerrie Mock. 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." [3][4] The trip began March 19, 1964, in Columbus, Ohio, and ...
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. [242]
She was the first woman to complete a solo flight around the world. Mock’s legacy Katharine Chisolm, the communications and social media manager at The Works, is the current expert on all things ...
September 3: Hélène Dutrieu of Belgium is the first woman in the world to fly with a passenger. [1] September 10: Bessie Raiche of United States is credited with the first solo airplane flight by a woman in the United States. November 8: Marie Marvingt of France becomes the third woman in France and in the world to earn a pilot's license.
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.
17 December 1982. (1982-12-17) (aged 59) Nationality. British. Known for. Aviatrix. Richarda "Dikki" Morrow-Tait (22 November 1923 – 17 December 1982 [1]) was an English pilot and the first woman to pilot an aircraft around the world, accomplishing the circumnavigation in a year and a day. [2][3]
Valri (b. 1925) Nile (b. 1927) Aloha Wanderwell (Idris Galcia Hall née Welsh, October 13, 1906 – June 4, 1996) was a Canadian explorer, author, filmmaker, and aviator. Beginning when she was 16 years old, she became the first woman to circumnavigate the globe, driving a Ford 1918 Model T over a five year period (1922–1927).