Mary Haizlip Explained

Mary Haizlip
Birth Date:1910[1]
Death Date:1997[2]
Known For:Aviator

Mary Haizlip (1910-1997) was an American aviator who was the second woman in the United States to qualify for a commercial pilot's license.[3]

She was one of the twenty competitors in the first Women's Air Derby, in 1929.[4] For seven years she held the world's speed record for women and became the second highest prize winner, man or woman, at the 1931 National Air Races.[3]

Haizlip was the first woman pilot inducted in the Oklahoma Aviation and Space Hall of Fame on December 17, 1982.[3]

References

  1. Book: Stars of the Sky, Legends All. Ann Lewis. Cooper. Rajnus. Sharon. 2008. Zenith Imprint. 9781610607520. 114.
  2. Book: Matowitz. Thomas G. Jr.. Cleveland's National Air Races. 2005. Arcadia. Charleston, SC. 9780738539966. 34.
  3. Web site: Women in Aviation and Space History - Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.
  4. Book: Jessen. Gene Nora. The Powder Puff Derby of 1929 the first all women's transcontinental air race. registration. 2002. Sourcebooks. Naperville, Ill.. 9781402229725.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Mary Haizlip".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.