Elinor Smith

For other people with the same name, see Eleanor Smith (disambiguation).
Elinor Smith
Born
Elinor Regina Patricia Ward

(1911-08-17)August 17, 1911
New York City, New York
DiedMarch 19, 2010(2010-03-19) (aged 98)
Palo Alto, California
NationalityAmerican
OccupationPioneering aviator
SpousePatrick Sullivan
Smith (right) with Helen Hicks around 1928-1930 in Farmingdale, New York

Elinor Smith (August 17, 1911 – March 19, 2010) was a pioneering American aviator,[1] once known as "The Flying Flapper of Freeport".[2] She was the first woman test pilot for both Fairchild and Bellanca (now AviaBellanca).[3] She was the youngest licensed pilot in the world at age 16.[4]

  1. ^ Phyllis R. Moses, The Amazing Aviatrix Elinor Smith, Woman Pilot, March 30, 2008. Accessed online December 15, 2008.
  2. ^ Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon, Amelia: A Life of the Aviation Legend, Potomac Books (1999), ISBN 1-57488-199-X. p. 99.
  3. ^ Elinor Smith Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, Cradle of Aviation Museum. Accessed online December 15, 2008.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference obit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).