Patricia Malone | |
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| Born | Patricia Waite July 4, 1924 |
| Died | August 12, 2008 (aged 84) Kennesaw, Georgia, US |
| Other names | "Mother" Malone |
| Occupation(s) | WAVE, pilot trainer |
| Years active | 1942–1994 |
Patricia W. Malone (July 4, 1924 – August 12, 2008) was a pioneering member of the WAVES; trainer of aircraft carrier pilots; Link training instructor for the U.S. Air Force, Trans World Airlines, and Northeast Airlines; and the only woman pilot trainer for Delta Air Lines for many years. She was posthumously inducted into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Georgia Aviation Hall of Fame the following year.