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March 24, 2022

Women in Flight: Sabiha Gökçen

Perhaps one of the most interesting aviation stories yet, is that of Sabiha Gökçen. The first Turkish woman to obtain her pilot’s license and believed to be the first female combat pilot. Born in 1913 in Bursa, Turkey, Sabiha unfortunately lost her parents at a…

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March 23, 2022

History

Women in Flight: Harriet Quimby

When it comes to celebrating women in flight, Harriet Quimby is a well known name. She is recognized as the first American woman to earn a pilot’s license and complete a solo flight across the English channel. She also became the first American woman to…

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March 18, 2022

History

Women in Flight: Katherine Cheung

To continue our Women in Flight series, we have the incredible, Katherine Sui Fun Cheung. Dubbed as “China’s Amelia Earheart”, she was the first Asian-American woman to obtain her pilot’s license AND the first woman of Chinese descent licensed to fly internationally. Let’s take a…

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