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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 ...
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."
Harriet Quimby became the first licensed female pilot in America on August 1, 1911. On April 16, 1912, she was the first woman to fly a plane across the English Channel. She pointed the direction for future women pilots including her friend, Matilde Moisant, buried at the Portal of the Folded Wings.
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]
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.
Beryl Markham from England is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean from east to west. [1] Lee Ya-Ching becomes the first woman to be licensed as a pilot in China. [78] Phyllis Doreen Hooper earns the first women commercial pilot license in South Africa. [79] Mulumebet Emeru is the first woman pilot of Ethiopia.
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 ...
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.