Ghana

Friday's Flyer: meet Jonathan, the heart and soul of Kpong Field, Ghana, and Centennial of Women Pilots award winner

When I launched the Centennial of Women Pilots campaign in early 2010, Jonathan was one of the first persons to contact me. He said, "We will introduce 100 girls and women to flying on March 8 for the 100th anniversary of the first woman pilot license."

And they did! It took 4 pilots flying ultra lights all day long to make it happen but it did not phase them out. Some of the girls and women came back the next day and sung to them to thank them.

WAASPS publishes their official program for their event to celebrate 100 years of women pilots

WAASPS publishes their official program for their event to celebrate 100 years of women pilots. It includes:

Goal: 1000 girls introduced to aviation in one day at the Kpong Airfield, Ghana

To celebrate the Centennial of Licensed Women Pilots, Patricia Mawuli, the first woman to obtain the Ghana National Pilot Licence, will be introducing young women to aviation on March 8 at the