Flying High

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Wilhelmine Reichard, German Balloonist, born 2nd April 1788

Hilda Hewlett, British Aviator & Businesswoman, born 17th February 1864
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Mary Russell, British Aviator and Ornithologist, born 26th September 1865
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​Amelie "Melli" Beese, German Aviator, born 13th September 1886

Bessie Coleman, African American Aviator, born 26th January 1892

Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick, American Parachutist, born 8th April 1893

Opal Kunz, American Aviator, born 6th November 1894

Jeannette Piccard, American High Altitude Balloonist, born 5th January 1895 (video)
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Amelia Earhart, American Aviator, born 24th July 1897

Kwon Ki-ok, Korean Pilot, born 11th January 1901
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Beryl Markham, British-Kenyan Aviator & Adventurer, born 26th October 1902

Amy Johnson, British Aviator, born 1st July 1903

Ellen Church, American "flying nurse", born 22nd September 1904
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Olive Ann Beech, American aviator and businesswoman, born 25th September 1904
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Louise Thaden, American Aviator, born 12th November 1905

Jacqueline Cochran, American Hairdresser and Pilot, born 11th May 1906

Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American Author & Aviator, born 22nd June 1906

Elly Beinhorn, German Aviator, born 30th May 1907

Evelyn Bryan Johnson, American Pilot, born 4th November 1909

Marina Raskova, Soviet Pilot and "Night Witch", born 28th March 1912

Hanna Reitsch, German Aviator & Test Pilot, born 29th March 1912

Sabiha Gökçen, Turkish Fighter Pilot, born 22nd March 1913

Jacqueline Auriol, French Test Pilot, born 5th November 1917

Jadwiga Pilsudska-Jaraczewska, Polish Pilot, born 28th February 1920

Lydia Litvyak, Russian WW2 Fighter Pilot, born 18th August 1921

Dora Strother, American Pilot and Engineer, born 27th November 1921

Sheila Scott, British Aviator, born 27th April 1922

Maggie Gee, Chinese American Physicist & Airforce Pilot, born 5th August 1923

Jerrie Mock, American Solo Pilot, born 22nd November 1925

Audrey Wagner, American Baseball player, doctor & pilot, born 27th December 1927

Kalpana Chawla, Indian American Astronaut, born 17th March 1962