Aroha Clifford | |
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| Born | Mary Lucy Aroha Clifford 23 August 1908 Wellington, New Zealand |
| Died | 30 November 1933 (aged 25) Rotherham, New Zealand |
| Spouse |
Alf Brustad (m. 1931) |
| Relatives | Charles Clifford (grandfather) |
Mary Lucy Aroha Brustad (née Clifford; 23 August 1908 – 30 November 1933) was a New Zealand pilot.[1] She was the first woman in New Zealand to gain a pilot's licence from an aero club, and the first woman to fly over Cook Strait.[2]
- ^ "Mrs A. Brustad dead". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "A Pioneer Woman Flyer". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 27 July 2024.