Event Types: Aviation and Aeronautics

Millicent Bryant becomes Australia’s first licensed female pilot.

Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock became the first woman to complete a solo airplane trip around the world as she returned to Columbus, Ohio, after 29.5 days in her Cessna 180.

Pioneering international aviator Jean Batten lands in New Zealand, setting a world record when she flies 22,891 km (14,224 mi) from England in 11 days 45 minutes, including two days […]

Touria Chaoui, Morocco’s first female pilot, obtained her aviation licence at the age of 15.

Božena Laglerová becomes the Czech Republic’s first licensed female pilot

Laura Ingalls became the first woman to fly across the United States as she completed a nine-stop journey from Roosevelt Field, N.Y., to Glendale, Calif.

Beatrix de Rijk becomesthe Netherlands’s first licensed female pilot.

Pioneering international aviator Jean Batten leaves England for New Zealand, setting a world record when she flies 22,891 km (14,224 mi) in 11 days 45 minutes, including two days 12 […]

Amalia Celia Figueredo becomes Argentina’s first licensed female pilot.

Raymonde de Laroche becomes the first licensed female pilot in France and the world.