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became the first woman in recorded history to pilot and solo in a powered, heavier-than-air craft, when she flew a Voisin aeroplane. (There's at least one existing eyewitness account of this event in addition to
Laroche and Voisin.)
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1908, 8 July, Thérèse
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reputedly became the first woman pilot to fly with a passenger. On 31 December 1910 she became the first winner of the Femina Cup for a record-breaking non-stop long distance flight.
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solo airplane flight by a woman in the United States in her homemade Wright-style flyer (accredited by the
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The above site credits
Peltier with the first solo flight by a female. Below, you have her only as a passenger in 1908. Why? -- Delaware Dolores 12:33, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
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became the first woman to fly combat missions when she served as a volunteer pilot flying bombing missions over German-held Metz.
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made the first solo airplane flight by a woman in the United States according to the Early Birds of
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