Hilder Florentina Youngberg Smith | |
|---|---|
 Smith circa 1914 | |
| Born | Hilder Florentina Youngberg August 10, 1890 Galesburg, Illinois, US |
| Died | January 11, 1977 (aged 86) La Mesa, San Diego, California, US |
| Resting place | Portal of Folded Wings |
| Education | Public schools |
| Occupation(s) | Pilot Parachutist |
| Employer(s) | The Flying Sylvesters Glenn Martin |
| Known for | Aviation pioneer |
| Spouse | James Floyd Smith |
| Children | 2 |
Hilder Florentina Youngberg Smith (August 10, 1890 – January 11, 1977) was an aerial acrobat, parachutist, and pioneer aviator. She was one of California's first female pilots and the first woman to fly an airplane from LAX. Hilder was a member of a flying aerial team called The Flying Sylvesters.[1]
- ^ Jean Adams; Margaret Kimball; Jeanette Eaton (1970). Heroines of the Sky. p. XII. ISBN 9780836915396.
Among the more piquant characters of that second decade of our century was Mrs. Hilder Florentina Smith, an Illinois woman first heard of as a member of a flying aerial team, The Flying Sylvesters