Edna Gardner Whyte
Edna Gardner Whyte (November 3, 1902 – February 15, 1992) was an aviator from Minnesota. She made her first solo flight in 1926, from Seattle. She received her pilot's license in 1928.[1]
Whyte founded two airports and trained hundreds of military pilots in World War II.[2]
She won more than 80 aviation awards, including the Charles Lindberg Lifetime Achievement Award. She was the first woman to be an honorary member of the Daedalians, a worldwide fraternity of military pilots.
She was married to George M. Whyte, with whom she operated Aero Enterprise Flight School in Fort Worth until his death in 1970. She then opened Aero Valley Airport in nearby Roanoke, where she continued flight instruction.
References
- ↑ "Obituary". New York Times. 20 February 1992. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ↑ Gibson 2013, p. 72-78.
Sources
- Cooper, Ann (1991), Rising Above It, Orion Books, ISBN 0517576856
- Gibson, Karen (2013), Women Aviators: 26 Stories of Pioneer Flights, Daring Missions, and Record-Setting Journeys, Chicago Review Press, ISBN 9781613745403
- Thomas, Julie (1996), The Ninety-Nines, Turner, ISBN 9781563112034
- Welch, Rosanne (1998), Encyclopedia of Women in Aviation and Space, ABC-CLIO, ISBN 9780874369588
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