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She earned a military pilot license in 1950 then qualified as one of the first female test pilots. A british test pilot, a french woman flier and an american aeronaut lighterthanair pilot have been selected as this years winners of the harmon international aviation trophies. Hanna reitsch 29 march 1912 24 august 1979 was a german aviator and test pilot. Test pilot s stark log book entry records astonishing moment airline travel entered the supersonic age on jets first flight. Jacqueline auriol, top french test pilot, 82 the new. Micky axton 19192010, one of the first three women air force service pilots wasps to be trained as a test pilot. Beatrice vialle born 4 august 1961 at bourges is a french aviator, one of the two operational female concorde pilots and the first french female pilot on a supersonic airliner biography. Women defining the aerospace industry of today and the future. Jacqueline auriol, the first french woman test pilot, during an. This handbook is available for download, in pdf format, from.
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