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First woman to cross the United States in an autogyro (1931) 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) [223] Women's speed transcontinental record (1933)
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.
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. [244]
Emily Joyce Howell Warner (née Hanrahan; October 30, 1939 – July 3, 2020) was an American airline pilot and the first woman captain of a scheduled U.S. airline. [2]In 1973, Warner was the first woman pilot to be hired by a scheduled U.S. airline since Helen Richey was hired as a co-pilot in 1934.
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.
Elinor Smith (August 17, 1911 – March 19, 2010) was a pioneering American aviator, [1] once known as "The Flying Flapper of Freeport". [2] She was the first woman test pilot for both Fairchild and Bellanca (now AviaBellanca). [3] She was the youngest licensed pilot in the world at age 16. [4]
Phoebe Jane Fairgrave Omlie (November 21, 1902 – July 17, 1975) was an American aviation pioneer, particularly noted for her accomplishments as an early female aviator. [1] Omlie was the first woman to receive an airplane mechanic's license, the first licensed female transport pilot, and the first woman to be appointed to a federal position ...
Blanche Stuart Scott (April 8, 1885 – January 12, 1970), also known as Betty Scott, was possibly the first American woman aviator.For her automobile journey across the United States she won the attention and admiration of pioneer aviator Glenn Curtiss who gave her flying lessons at the Curtiss flying school, in Hammondsport, New York, America's first flying school.