Kwon Ki-ok

Kwon Ki-ok
Kwon in China, 1935
Born	(1901-01-11)11 January 1901 Pyongyang, South Pyongan Province, Korean Empire
Died	19 April 1988(1988-04-19) (aged 87) Seoul, South Korea
Occupation	Aviator
Spouse	Lee Sang-jeong [ko]
Korean name
Hangul	권기옥
Hanja	權基玉
Revised Romanization	Gwon Gi-ok
McCune–Reischauer	Kwŏn Ki-ok

Kwon Ki-ok (Korean: 권기옥; 11 January 1901 – 19 April 1988) was the first Korean female aviator, as well as one of the first female pilots in China. Her name in Chinese is Quan Jiyu.^[1] Kwon went into exile in China during the Japanese occupation of Korea and became a lieutenant colonel in the Republic of China Air Force. She returned home after the liberation of Korea and became a founding member of the Republic of Korea Air Force.