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Aida de Acosta flying the airship Baladeuse in 1903 – the first woman to pilot a powered aircraft. This is a list of women aviators — women prominent in the field of aviation as constructors, designers, pilots and patrons. It also includes a list of their relevant organisations such as the Betsy Ross Air Corps and Women's Royal Air Force
At least 19 women became pilots in the air force in the decade from 2003. [262] India has been very successful at recruiting women to pilot commercial airliners. In 2014, women made up 11.6% of pilots. Women credit the extended family support systems that exist which help them balance family and career. [258]
These pilots leaving their ship at the four-engine school at Lockbourne are members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPS), trained to ferry the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, c. 1944. This is a timeline of women in aviation which describes many of the firsts and achievements of women as pilots and other roles in aviation.
Whirly-Girls, International Women Helicopter Pilots 1998 Edna Gardner Whyte (1902–1992) 1992 Sheila Widnall (1938–) 1996 Betty Jane Williams (1919–2008) 2006 Janet C. Wolfenbarger (1958–) 2016 Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) 1993 Women's Section of the Air Transport Auxiliary: 2008 Jessie E. Woods (1909–2001) 1994 Mary Anna ...
Amy Johnson CBE (born 1 July 1903 – disappeared 5 January 1941) was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set many long-distance records during the 1930s. In 1933, Katharine Hepburn's character in the film Christopher Strong was inspired by ...
In a region where up to 450 male pilots dominate the skies, fewer than 20 women operate commercial balloons as pilots. At just 33 years old, Meltem’s role among the small group of female hot air ...
Raymonde de Laroche (22 August 1882 – 18 July 1919) was a French pilot, thought to be the first woman to pilot a plane. She became the world's first licensed female pilot on 8 March 1910. She received the 36th aeroplane pilot's licence issued by the Aeroclub de France, the world's first organization to issue pilot licences. At the time, pilot ...
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