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In the 1930s, when airplanes were still new, young Betty Skelton of Pensacola, Florida, played with toy planes when other girls played with dolls. She yearned to fly, and she did. At age twelve, she took an illegal solo flight, then celebrated her sixteenth birthday with a solo flight as a licensed flyer. She wanted to become a commercial pilot or to fly in the navy, but those avenues were closed to females, so she went on to aerobatic fl...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In the 1940s, Betty Skelton wanted to become a commercial pilot or to fly in the navy, but those avenues were closed to fema...Log In or Sign Up to Read More