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In 1978, a group of former WASPs formed the Women's Military Pilots Association (WMPA). [196] In 1975, Yola Cain became the first Jamaican-born commercial pilot and flight instructor. [151] The following year, Cain became the first female pilot with the Jamaica Defence Force and in the 1980s would become the first woman pilot for TransJamaica Ltd.
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 Bird Walton (1915–2009), pioneering Australian aviator who founded the Australian Women Pilots' Association; Zheng Wang (Julie Wang, Wang Zheng, 王争) (born 1972), first Asian woman to circumnavigate Earth in an airplane, first Chinese person to fly solo around-the-world; first Chinese female pilot to fly around the world [74] [75] [76]
The Ninety-Nines Museum of Women Pilots (MWP) is a non-profit museum and research institute that seeks to preserve the unique history of women in aviation.It is located on the second story [2] of the international headquarters building of the non-profit International Organization of Women Pilots: The Ninety-Nines ("99s") on the grounds of Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
American aviator Jean Hixson (1922-1984), a Women Airforce Service Pilot, smiling as she wipes the canopy of an aircraft, the aircraft's propeller in the foreground, United States, circa 1960.
U.S. Marine Corps' First Class of Women Aviators 2021 WAI Founding Board of Directors 2013 Patty Jean Wagner: 2020 Patty Wagstaff (1951–) 1997 Emily Howell Warner (1939–) 1992 Florene Miller Watson (1920–2014) 2005 Fay Gillis Wells (1908–2012) 1992 Whirly-Girls, International Women Helicopter Pilots 1998 Edna Gardner Whyte (1902–1992 ...
Dulcibella Evangeline Clifford (1894-1960) also known as Mrs. Oliver Atkey was a famous British female pilot [1] and the first woman to receive a British pilot's license after WWI. [2] She one of the earliest female aviators, and was thought to be one of only 56 female pilots in the world in 1927. [3] [4]
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