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“It's all right if your automobile goes wrong while you are driving it. You can get out in the road and tinker with it. But if your airplane breaks down, you can't sit on a convenient cloud and tinker with that!”

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Katherine Stinson
Katherine Stinson

Katherine Stinson was an outstanding aviator known as the 'pioneer of female flight'. Born on February 14, 1891, and passing away on July 8, 1977, Stinson held a significant place in aviation history. She was the first woman to receive an international pilot's license and the first woman to complete a transcontinental flight across the United States. more

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