It’s Women of Aviation Worldwide Week and it begs the question: How exactly do you define “of aviation?” People tend to focus on increasing the number of female pilots, which is definitely a worthy cause. But what about female mechanics? Engineers? Ground personnel? Stairs truck drivers? Being involved in aviation encompasses so much more than just flying!
The Past
You may have heard of Raymonde de Laroche (first woman to receive a pilot’s license) and Amelia Earhart (first woman to fly solo non-stop across the United States) but how many female aviation pioneers can you name whose contributions were made outside the cockpit? Turns out there are bunches of them. Here are just a few:
Phoebe Omlie – 1st Female Airplane Mechanic
Phoebe Omlie was born in Iowa in 1902 and fell in love with aviation as a teen when she saw a fly-over to commemorate a visit from President Woodrow Wilson. She went on to get her pilot’s license and performed…
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The best place for Coed Education in Aviation the “Harvard of the Sky” ERAU (Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University) Daytona, Florida!!!!
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Good university.. Are you associated with it in some form?
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Great University-many Alumi’s in family, current nephew enrolled.
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Really interesting,
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Isn’t it 🙂
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