Margaret Skelton

Fanny Margaret Skelton, (born 8 January 1903, date of death unknown) was an early Australian aviator and, in 1929, was among the first women to gain a pilot's licence in Australia. Skelton was one of six women who flew their biplanes in formation over the sea in order to guide Amy Johnson into Sydney after her flight between England and Australia in 1930.[1][2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Australia remembers daring Amy Johnson". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 47, no. 50. Australia. 14 May 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 27 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Airwomen Meet At Aero Club". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 35. New South Wales, Australia. 18 September 1949. p. 13. Retrieved 27 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "MISS JOHNSON'S FLIGHT". The Daily News. Vol. XLIX, no. 17, 169. Western Australia. 16 May 1930. p. 7 (HOME FINAL EDITION). Retrieved 27 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "SYDNEY'S WELCOME". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. No. 16, 735. New South Wales, Australia. 5 June 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 27 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Women Aviators of New South Wales". Sydney Mail. Vol. XXXIX, no. 1010. New South Wales, Australia. 5 August 1931. p. 8. Retrieved 27 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.