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John Magee, Pilot Poet, Author of 'High Flight'
World War II pilot John Gillespie Magee wrote 'High Flight' in 1941, at the age of 19. Three months later he was killed in a mid-air collision. So who was John Magee?
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Elise Raymonde Deroche, First Ever Woman Pilot
The self-styled "Baroness de Laroche" of France gained her pilot's licence in 1909, becoming the first woman to do so.
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Nancy-Bird Walton, Famous Australian Aviatrix
Nancy Bird barnstormed in rural Australia, later transporting nurses and patients to medical aid. Recently Qantas named their first Airbus A380 after her.
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Book Review: The 100 Greatest Women in Aviation
From Raymonde de LaRoche in 1910, to present day airline and fighter pilots, this book documents the story of women's struggles to be allowed to fly airplanes.
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Amelia Earhart: Famous Pilot who Disappeared
Amelia Earhart was trying to fly around the world and break a record when her plane disappeared. She is deservedly one of America's national treasures.
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Jimmie Angel: Bush Pilot Who Found 'Angel Falls'
Jimmie Angel learned to fly in World War I, discovered gold on 'Devil Mountain', then found Venezuela's 'Angel Falls'.
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Amy Johnson, Pioneer UK Aviatrix
1930s female British pilot who became a celebrity, Amy Johnson broke several long- distance flying records, then ferried aircraft in World War II, eventually drowning.
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Hanna Reitsch, German Aviatrix
Starting as a glider pilot, Hanna Reitsch flew almost every German military aircraft in World War II. She was also associated with the development of the V1 flying bomb.
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