50th Anniversary. The first woman to fly around the world

Jon.M · Post by **Jon.M** » 21 Apr 2014, 22:15

I'd not heard of this lady before, and if you ask Google who was the first you'll get a lot more about Amelia Earheart who famously wasn't.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/amyksaunders/th ... -the-world

Jon

dodger · Post by **dodger** » 21 Apr 2014, 22:46

Hello Jon,

Thanks for posting that,

A fascinating story of a brave lady,

Cheers,

Roger.

petermcleland · Post by **petermcleland** » 22 Apr 2014, 15:46

I enjoyed reading that and wondered why I did not remember it happening...Then I remembered I was at school at Ealing every day doing studies for my Commercial Pilot's Licence and then my Airline Transport Pilot's Licence. So I guess I was pretty pre-occupied! That is a fantastic achievement to get Round the World, Solo in a Single engined Cessna in 19 days!

nigelb · Post by **nigelb** » 22 Apr 2014, 23:15

Jon, thanks for posting! I must confess, I had not heard of this couragous lady until I read the article.

Nigel²

Airspeed · Post by **Airspeed** » 23 Apr 2014, 02:58

Thanks Jon - great find.
What an odd story!
Amazing that such an achievement has gone without fanfare for all these years.
You'd think that her sponsors would have been keen to plaster the news all over the place. Strange indeed.

Dev One · Post by **Dev One** » 23 Apr 2014, 07:58

Then there was Sheila Scott in 'Myth Too' in 1966.
Keith

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