Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Amelia Mary Earhart (/ ˈ ɛər h ɑːr t / AIR-hart; born July 24, 1897; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer.On July 2, 1937, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world.
Had Earhart completed her 1937 journey, according to Purdue, the plane would have been returned to the university for future scientific research. Purdue helped buy the plane Amelia Earhart flew ...
With a passion for pushing the envelope and shattering records, she embarked on what would be her last flight on July 2, 1937. Her goal was ambitious: to become the first female pilot to ...
Amy Johnson CBE (born 1 July 1903 – disappeared 5 January 1941) was a pioneering English pilot who was the first woman to fly solo from London to Australia.. Flying solo or with her husband, Jim Mollison, she set many long-distance records during the 1930s.
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:1937 deaths. It includes 1937 deaths that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. 1932
Penny Thompson (1917–1975), American aviator, promoter of women's intercontinental air shows, and aviation publisher; Bonnie Tiburzi (born 1948), first female pilot for American Airlines and the first female pilot for a major American commercial airline. Bobbi Trout (1906–2003), set endurance records and was the first woman to fly all night ...
Mary Du Caurroy Russell, Duchess of Bedford, DBE, ARRC, DStJ, FLS (née Tribe; 26 September 1865 – ca. 22 March 1937) was a British aviator and ornithologist. [1] She was honoured for her work in founding hospitals and working in them during the First World War. She later financed and took part in record breaking flights to Karachi and Cape Town.
Lt. Serena “Dug” Wileman, right, and Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay “Miley” Evans, both 31, were killed when their two-seat EA-18G Growler jet crashed during a routine training flight on Oct. 15.