Interesting Facts
Harriet Quimby was the first American woman to become a pilot
Harriet was born into a family of
farmers
Harriet was the second woman in the world to become a pilot
Harriet was awarded pilot license number
36
Harriet had many jobs before she decided to become a piloIn some of her articles she mentioned planes and what it was like to fly in one
She attended an aviation meet in Belmont Park in 1906
There she met John Moisant who she asked to
teach her to fly [sadly he died before it was
possible]
Harriet was the first woman in the world to
fly the English Channel and the second person ever to fly
it
Harriet was born into a family of
farmers
Harriet was the second woman in the world to become a pilot
Harriet was awarded pilot license number
36
Harriet had many jobs before she decided to become a piloIn some of her articles she mentioned planes and what it was like to fly in one
She attended an aviation meet in Belmont Park in 1906
There she met John Moisant who she asked to
teach her to fly [sadly he died before it was
possible]
Harriet was the first woman in the world to
fly the English Channel and the second person ever to fly
it