Harriet Quimby | |
|---|---|
 Quimby c. 1911 | |
| Born | May 11, 1875 Michigan, US |
| Died | July 1, 1912 (aged 37) Squantum, Massachusetts, US |
| Aviation career | |
| First flight | Blériot XI monoplane |
| Famous flights | English Channel overfly (Dover, England to Calais, France) |
| Flight license | August 1, 1911 Aero Club of America, US |
Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 – July 1, 1912) was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1912 the first woman to fly across the English Channel.[1][2] Although Quimby died at the age of 37 in a flying accident, she strongly influenced the role of women in aviation.
- ^ "Harriet Quimby". National Air and Space Museum. October 29, 2021.
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