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Lynn Rippelmeyer is the first woman to fly the Boeing 747, the first woman to captain a 747 trans-oceanic, part of the first all-female crew, and first flight attendant to become an airline pilot. In retirement, she authored two books to chronicle her aviation journey - Life Takes Wings and Life Takes Flight and founded the nonprofit, ROSE ...
Panelists join Sarah Deal, the Marine Corps' first female aviator, to speak about their experiences in aviation as active members in the Military on Monday, July 22, 2024, during a panel at EAA ...
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.
in the magazine Air Travel, where she argued that success in aviation should prove a woman's fitness for work in that field. After the war, she continued to set records. After Raymonde de Laroche of France set a women's altitude record of nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 m) on 7 June 1919, [ 9 ] She broke Laroche ' s record on 10 June, flying to ...
In the entire 110 year history of the U.S. Navy, there has never been a Black female tactical jet pilot. Madeline Swegle has changed that.
Betty Skelton Frankman Erde (June 28, 1926 – August 31, 2011) was a land speed record holder and aerobatics pilot who set 17 aviation and automobile records. [1] She was known as "The First Lady of Firsts", [2] and helped create opportunities for women in aviation, auto racing, astronautics, and advertising.
The class became the USAF's first class of women graduates on September 2, 1977. [4] La Sauce retired from the military in 1992. [5] La Sauce and the other members of UPT class 77-08 were inducted to the Women in Aviation, International Pioneer Hall of Fame in 2016. [6] La Sauce's flight suit displayed at Norton Air Force Base Museum
Katherine Stinson (February 14, 1891 – July 8, 1977) was an American aviation pioneer who, in 1912, became the fourth woman in the United States to earn the FAI pilot certificate. She set flying records for aerobatic maneuvers, distance, and endurance.