Fly 'n Things
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Stories, musings, rants, and experiences of a private pilot flying around the country in search of a great burger.
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Aviation pioneer and Olympic athlete Iris Cummings, who is also known by married name Iris Critchell, was on December 21, 1920, in Los Angeles. She … Women in Transportation History: Iris Cummings, Aviation Pioneer ..read more
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Born in August 1948 in Connecticut, Bonnie Linda Tiburzi, became the first female pilot for American Airlines at the young age of 24 years. Her father was an airline pilot who flew for the Scandinavian Airlines and later for Trans ..read more
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Born in October 1939 in Denver, Colorado, Emily Howell Warner was an American pilot and the first woman captain of a scheduled U.S. airline. She fell in love with flying when at age eighteen she flew on flight to Gunnison ..read more
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Born in 1877 in Indiana, aviation pioneer Matilde Moisant became the second woman to receive a pilot’s license certified by the Aero Club of America. The first woman was her friend Harriet Quimby. Her brothers were aviators and Moisant learned ..read more