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Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC was a New Zealand aviatrix. Born in Rotorua, she became the best-known New Zealander of the 1930s, internationally, by taking a number of record-breaking solo flights across the world. She flew from England to Australia. England, Vintage, Strong Women, Pilot, Belstaff, Great Women, Wwii, Aviators Women, Amelia Earhart
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Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC was a New Zealand aviatrix. Born in Rotorua, she became the best-known New Zealander of the 1930s, internationally, by taking a number of record-breaking solo flights across the world. She flew from England to Australia.
world war ii women | Photograph:During World War II, many U.S. women worked in factories ... Military, War, Aircraft Photos, Dieselpunk, Old Photos, Fotografia, Warbirds, Planes, Fotos
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world war ii women | Photograph:During World War II, many U.S. women worked in factories ...
Amelia Earhart is helped out of her deep sea diving suit after exploring the bottom of the sea off Block Island, Rhode Island. July 25, 1929. People, Amazing Women, Famous Women, Famous People, Herrin, Women, Diving Suit
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Amelia Earhart is helped out of her deep sea diving suit after exploring the bottom of the sea off Block Island, Rhode Island. July 25, 1929.
During WWII 168 female pilots fought against all the odds for the right to aid the war effort. They were expected to fly wherever the need was greatest , in whatever aircraft was required - one in 10 women pilots died flying for the ATA.  Their story is one of courage, sexism, patriotism but above all, a story about women who wanted to break the confines of the world they lived in - and reach for the skies ~ Rayban Wayfarer, Wayfarer, Diesel Punk, Military Women
During WWII 168 female pilots fought against all the odds for the right to aid the war effort. They were expected to fly wherever the need was greatest , in whatever aircraft was required - one in 10 women pilots died flying for the ATA. Their story is one of courage, sexism, patriotism but above all, a story about women who wanted to break the confines of the world they lived in - and reach for the skies ~
03 Apr 44: 24 year old aviator Evelyn Sharp, one of the original Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) pilots, is killed in Pennsylvania in the crash of a twin engine P-38 Lightning. At the time of her death she was a squadron commander, only three flights from her fifth rating, the highest certificate then available to women. #WWII #History Aeropostale, Dorothea Lange, Lindbergh, Model, Oct 1
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03 Apr 44: 24 year old aviator Evelyn Sharp, one of the original Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS) pilots, is killed in Pennsylvania in the crash of a twin engine P-38 Lightning. At the time of her death she was a squadron commander, only three flights from her fifth rating, the highest certificate then available to women. #WWII #History
1 of the most famous pilots in history, Amelia born in 1897 Atchison,Kansas. Saw 1st air show winter1920. Inspired to fly got her Lic. Short aviation career is full of flight records incl 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic & Pacific. Became famous.Used fame as advocate of women’s rights/commercial aviation.'37 she set out to attempt to become 1st woman to circumnavigate globe. Accomplished over 2/3 distance,her plane disappeared S.Pacific.She/Her navigator Fred Noonan/plane never seen again! Vintage Photos, Historical Photos, Famous, Role Models
1 of the most famous pilots in history, Amelia born in 1897 Atchison,Kansas. Saw 1st air show winter1920. Inspired to fly got her Lic. Short aviation career is full of flight records incl 1st woman fly solo across Atlantic & Pacific. Became famous.Used fame as advocate of women’s rights/commercial aviation.'37 she set out to attempt to become 1st woman to circumnavigate globe. Accomplished over 2/3 distance,her plane disappeared S.Pacific.She/Her navigator Fred Noonan/plane never seen again!
- Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran, a contemporary of Amelia Earhart. The subtitle of her autobiography, Jackie Cochran: the Autobiography of the Greatest Woman Pilot in Aviation History gives you an idea of her ego, but it is not without basis: she set women's speed records and established (and commanded) the Women's Airforce Service Pilots during World War II. She also created a cosmetics company with the motto "Wings to Beauty."- Hollywood Star, Hollywood Stars, Fly Girl, Speed Queen
- Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran, a contemporary of Amelia Earhart. The subtitle of her autobiography, Jackie Cochran: the Autobiography of the Greatest Woman Pilot in Aviation History gives you an idea of her ego, but it is not without basis: she set women's speed records and established (and commanded) the Women's Airforce Service Pilots during World War II. She also created a cosmetics company with the motto "Wings to Beauty."-
Betty Skelton Erde was a land speed record holder and aerobatics pilot who set 17 aviation and automobile records. She was known as The First Lady of Firsts, and helped create opportunities for women in aviation, auto racing, astronautics and advertising. Lady, Punk, Rocker, Fighter, Merce Cunningham, Racing, Race Cars
Betty Skelton Erde – Land Speed Record Holder And Aerobatics Pilot
Betty Skelton Erde was a land speed record holder and aerobatics pilot who set 17 aviation and automobile records. She was known as The First Lady of Firsts, and helped create opportunities for women in aviation, auto racing, astronautics and advertising.
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Two pioneers in women's aviation
Elinor Smith, circa 1930. Smith soloed at 15, earned her license at 16, and holds the honor of having flown under all four bridges (1920s-era) in New York City. She teamed up with Bobbi Trout in November of 1929 to set a new womens endurance record of 42 hours and to become the first women aviators to accomplish aerial refueling. NASM-2000-10682 Smithsonian, New Woman, Honor, Fighter Pilot, Woman Power
Elinor Smith, circa 1930. Smith soloed at 15, earned her license at 16, and holds the honor of having flown under all four bridges (1920s-era) in New York City. She teamed up with Bobbi Trout in November of 1929 to set a new womens endurance record of 42 hours and to become the first women aviators to accomplish aerial refueling. NASM-2000-10682
Harriet Quimby and Matilde Moisant, the first two American women to earn pilot's licenses, c. 1910s. Steampunk, American Women, 1920s, The Past
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Harriet Quimby and Matilde Moisant, the first two American women to earn pilot's licenses, c. 1910s.
One of my life goals: Obtain my Private Pilot License! And buy my own single engine plane.. A goal worthy of anyone! Eminem, Retro, Photography, Retro Fashion, Retro Looks, Vintage Glamour, Vintage Planes
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One of my life goals: Obtain my Private Pilot License! And buy my own single engine plane.. A goal worthy of anyone!
August 1, 1911: The Aero Club of America grants Harriet Quimby the first U. S. pilot’s license issued to a woman.
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August 1, 1911: The Aero Club of America grants Harriet Quimby the first U. S. pilot’s license issued to a woman.
Women fighter pilot. Biddy Craft Ww2, World War Ii
Women fighter pilot. Biddy Craft
Lady Heath, born Sophie Pierce Evans in Limerick. For a five-year period from the mid-1920s, pilot Lady Mary Heath was one of the best-known women in the world. It was an era when everyone had gone aviation mad, she was the first woman to parachute and the first woman to gain a commercial pilot’s licence. In 1928 Lady Heath made front-page news worldwide as the first pilot ever, male or female, to fly a small, open cockpit plane solo from Cape Town Art, Portraits, Portrait, Irish, Glasgow, Lady Mary, Heath, Irish Painters
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Lady Heath, born Sophie Pierce Evans in Limerick. For a five-year period from the mid-1920s, pilot Lady Mary Heath was one of the best-known women in the world. It was an era when everyone had gone aviation mad, she was the first woman to parachute and the first woman to gain a commercial pilot’s licence. In 1928 Lady Heath made front-page news worldwide as the first pilot ever, male or female, to fly a small, open cockpit plane solo from Cape Town