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24 mar 2010 · Elinor Smith was one of the most daring pilots of the 1920s. And in 1934, she became the first woman featured on the back of a Wheatie's box. But over time, Amelia Earhart overshadowed her legend.
8 ott 2018 · Just two months after Elinor Smith, at 16, became the youngest licensed pilot, she attempted a stunt no pilot had done before — or since. On Oct. 21, 1928, after turning 17, Smith flew a small ...
29 mar 2010 · Elinor Smith, born, Elinor Regina Patricia Ward on August 17th, 1911, was an ambitious, record-breaking female pilot during the 1920’s and ‘30’s. Smith grew up in Freeport, Long Island, and received her first flight experience at age 6 from French pilot Louis Gaubert of Hicksville in his Farman Pusher Biplane.
3 gen 2022 · Tonight’s artifact from the Homestead’s collection isa press photograph with a stamped date of 3 December 1929 from the Newspaper Enterprise Association showing two prominent women aviators, Elinor Smith and Evelyn “Bobbi” (or “Bobbie”) Trout, with their aircraft “Sunbeam” as they prepared for their attempt to set a new record for a flight of endurance that allowed for refueling.
Elinor Smith was a record-breaking pilot who did everything with a flourish. She soloed at the age of 15 and three months later set an altitude record of 11,889 feet in a Waco 9. In 1927, she became the youngest licensed pilot at the age of 16.
17 set 2014 · Elinor Smith, a pioneering American aviator, was the youngest licensed pilot in the world. Her career was studded with numerous records and feats of great daring. She was also the first female test pilot of two aircraft companies. An amazing 80 years elapsed between her first flight lesson and her final flight. And she lived to be almost a hundred.
21 ott 2018 · Tuohy is the author of “Flying Jenny,” a historical fiction novel based on the life and adventures of Elinor Smith and other pioneers in American aviation. Only five of New York City’s 150 ...
