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Jackie Cochran
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Jacqueline Cochran – USA

Born Bessie Lee Pittman, she married Robert Cochran, a young aircraft mechanic at a young age. A few years later, Bessie Lee Cochran (1906 – 1980) filed for divorce and […]

July 25, 2015 Centennial Team
Hanna Reitsch
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Hanna Reitsch – Germany

Although her father wanted her to become a doctor, Hanna Reitsch (1912 – 1979) was interested in aviation and thought she might become a flying doctor in North Africa and […]

July 25, 2015 Centennial Team
Sabiha Gökçen
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Sabiha Gökçen – Turkey

Sabiha Gökçen (1913 – 2001) was one of the eight adopted children of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk the founder and first president of Turkey. Her family name, Gökçen, means ‘belonging or […]

July 25, 2015 Centennial Team
Beryl Markham
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Beryl Markham – England

Born in England, Beryl Markham (1902 – 1986) moved to Kenya when she was four years old. As a young adult, she became the first licensed female horse trainer in […]

July 25, 2015 Centennial Team
Jean Batten
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Jean Batten – New Zealand

Born in Rotorua, New Zealand, Jean Batten (1909 – 1982) was a gifted pianist. At the age of 18, she decided to become a pilot. In 1929, she moved to […]

July 25, 2015 Centennial Team
Marina Raskova
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Marina Mikhailovna Raskova – Russia

Marina Mikhailovna Raskova (1912 – 1943) became a famous aviator as both a pilot and a navigator for Russia in the 1930s. She was the first woman to become a […]

July 25, 2015 Centennial Team
Hélène Boucher
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Hélène Boucher – France

The daughter of a Parisian architect, Hélène Boucher (1908 – 1934) received the nickname “Léno” which she kept throughout her life. She went on an introductory flight in July of […]

July 25, 2015 Centennial Team
Maryse Hilsz
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Maryse Hilsz – France

Born in 1903, Maryse “Marie-Louise” Hilsz (1903 – 1946) became interested in flying. She made parachute jumps and performed stunts by standing on the wings of airplanes to raise money […]

July 25, 2015 Centennial Team
Amelia Earhart
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Amelia Earhart – USA

Born in Kansas, Amelia Earhart (1897 – 1937) decided to study nursing after she met four wounded World War I veterans on the street. During the war, Amelia worked as […]

July 25, 2015 Centennial Team

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Virginie Guyot – France

Virginie Guyot – France

Born in Angers, France, Virginie Guyot (1976 – ) went on a discovery flight when she was 12 years old. Thereafter, she decides to become a pilot. She goes to […]

Eileen Collins – USA

Eileen Collins – USA

Collins’s parents were immigrants from Ireland. As a child, Eileen Collins (1956 – ) expressed an interest both in space flight and in being a pilot. After graduating from Elmira […]

Barbara Harmer – England

Barbara Harmer – England

Born in Bognor Regis, England, Barbara Harmer (1954 – 2011) left school aged 15 to pursue a career in hairdressing. Harmer’s first experience in the aviation industry was six years [...]

Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock – USA

Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock – USA

After having had several jobs, Geraldine (Jerrie) Mock (1925 – 2014), née Fredritz became manager of the Colombus Airport (Ohio). She had married Russell Mock in 1945 and they had […]

Valentina Tereshkova – Russia

Valentina Tereshkova – Russia

Valentina Tereshkova (1937 – ) was born in a small village in the Yaroslavl Oblast in western Russia. Tereshkova’s father was a tractor driver and her mother worked in a […]

Ada Rogato – Brazil

Ada Rogato – Brazil

Ada Rogato (1910 – 1986) received from her parents, Italian immigrants, the same education given to most women of that time – but she wanted to learn to fly. She […]

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