Aviation Archives - Page 5 of 16

Gertrude Tompkins Silver

A total of 38 WASP lost their lives during World War II; to date, Silver is the only one who remains missing.

Shenandoah D Ellis-Ulmer

Shenandoah D. Ellis-Ulmer served in the US Air Force for 21 years beginning in 1994 and attained the rank of master sergeant.

Dr Christyl C Johnson

NASA Deputy Associate Administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate

Nancy Bird Walton

In 1934, Nancy Bird Walton became Australia’s first female commercial pilot.

Millicent Bryant

The first Australian woman to get a pilot’s licence

An accomplished aviator, Hazel Raines was the first woman in Georgia to earn a pilot’s license. She began her career as a stunt flyer, performing in daring aviation shows. As one of the first female pilots in the air force, Raines served as a lieutenant in World War II (1941-45) and the Korean War (1950-53).