Millicent Bryant | |
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Born | 8 January 1878 |
Died | 3 November 1927 |
Occupation | aviator |
Known for | first woman to earn a pilot's licence in Australia |
Awards | inducted into National Pioneer Women's Hall of Fame |
Millicent Maude Bryant (née Harvey, 8 January 1878 – 3 November 1927) was an early Australian aviator. She was the first woman to earn a pilot's licence in Australia, Pilot's Licence No. 71, in 1927.[1] She was also first to receive her pilot's licence in the Commonwealth, outside Britain.[2]