Pen and ink image of an early gas balloon over a landscape with men looking up at it

Today in 1784 Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covers 4 kilometres in 45 minutes and reached 1,500 metres altitude.

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Aviatrix Amy Johnson is missing from our history books. And it's all because of fish Despite being a pioneer in early aviation, children in British schools are far more likely to be taught about the Amelia Earhart from the US, than our homegrown Amy Johnson.

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Spitfire women: Memorial for forgotten WW2 pilot Susan Slade Susan Slade's name was not put on a memorial alongside her male counterparts after her death in 1944.

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With encouragement and support of the Daytona 99s chapter, meet the newest private Pilot, Brooklyn.

Congratulations!

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