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Penny Thompson (1917–1975), American aviator, promoter of women's intercontinental air shows, and aviation publisher; Bonnie Tiburzi (born 1948), first female pilot for American Airlines and the first female pilot for a major American commercial airline. Bobbi Trout (1906–2003), set endurance records and was the first woman to fly all night ...
The Ninety-Nines: International Organization of Women Pilots, also known as The 99s, is an international organization that provides networking, mentoring, and flight scholarship opportunities to recreational and professional female pilots. Founded in 1929, the Ninety-Nines has 153 chapters and 27 regional 'sections' across the globe as of 2022 ...
Nancy Love, pilot (left), and Betty Gillies (right), co-pilot, the first women to fly the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber. The two WAFS were set to ferry a B-17 named "Queen Bee" to England when their flight was canceled by General Hap Arnold. In 1942, Gillies was the first pilot to qualify for the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron.
Women of Aviation Week. Vancouver, Canada: Institute for Women Of Aviation Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2016-05-06; Grainger, Sharmain (March 31, 2013). "Paving the way for women pilots, Cheryl Moore is a 'Special Person' ". Georgetown, Guyana: Kaieteur News. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04
July 2: Canada creates the Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force (CWAAF). [97] Oct 8: Joseph Stalin creates three regiments of women pilots for the Soviet Union military, of which the 588th Regiment is later called the Night Witches. [98] Jacqueline Cochran of the United States is the first woman to fly a bomber across the North Atlantic. [1]
A Few Good Women: America's Military Women From World War I to the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. New York: Alfred A Knopf. ISBN 978-1-4000-4434-4. Noggle, Anne. For God, Country and the Thrill of It: Women Airforce Service Pilots During WWII. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press. 1990. ISBN 978-0-89096-401-9. Parrish, Nancy.
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The Patrouille de France trailing coloured smoke.. Many air forces from around the world, along with some navy and army aviators, and even a few private organisations, have established air display teams to perform at domestic and international air shows, major sporting occasions, and even corporate events.