Marjorie Claire Stinson (July 5, 1895 – April 15, 1975) was an American aviator, airmail pilot, pilot instructor, and stunt pilot — one of the pioneering Stinson siblings of early aviation, who included older sister Katherine, and younger brothers Eddie and Jack.[1][2][3][4]
She trained at the Wright Flying School, and earned her Fédération Aéronautique Internationale license in 1914, becoming the ninth woman in the U.S. to do so. Stinson became an exhibition pilot, and later was the first female airmail pilot in the United States, flying from Seguin to San Antonio, Texas in 1915. Along with her sister Katherine, she taught at the Stinson School of Flying established by her mother. After it closed, Marjorie returned to exhibition flying and worked at the Department of the Navy, retiring in 1945. She died at Rogers Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., in 1975. Stinson was a charter member of the Ninety-Nines.[5][6]
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- ^ Schamburger, Page and Joe Christy: Command the Horizon: A Pictorial History of Aviation, 1968, A.S. Barnes, New York; Thomas Yoseloff, London; LOC 68-11541
- ^ Carson, Annette: Flight Fantastic: The Illustrated History of Aerobatics, 1986, Foulis/Haynes, Sparkford, England / Newbury Park, California; LOC 86-80522; ISBN 0-85429-490-2
- ^ "The Stinson Family Papers," San Diego Air and Space Museum, retrieved May 8, 2024
- ^ Crane, Pamela (July 9, 1975). "Marjorie Stinson comes home" (PDF). The 99 News. 2 (9): 7.
- ^ "Marjorie Stinson Is Dead at 79". New York Times. April 16, 1975.