Canadian Aviatrix #16 – Grace Thomson
On 22 January 1930, Mrs Grace L Thomson passed her flying test and received PPL #500, making her the 16th female pilot in Canada. She was the first...
The First 100 Canadian Women Pilots
In Shirley Render's wonderful book '
No Place for a Lady: The Story of Canadian Women Pilots 1928-1992 ', she investigates the lives and careers of the female pioneers in Canadian aviation. She even includes a helpful appendix, listing the first 100 women to get their private pilot licences. I've decided to try filling out the list a bit more!
Canadian Aviatrix #93 – Iva Collins (1924-2003)
Iva May Collins was born around 1924 to Russ Mervyn Collins (a piano tuner who became the manager of a department store) and Alda Luella Beatrice B...
Canadian Aviatrix #94 – Peggy Lang (1923-2010)
Margaret Barbara "Peggy" Lang was born on 14 February 1923 in Waterloo, Ontario, to Reinhold Anthony Lang (a businessman, from a family of tanners ...
Canadian Aviatrix #38 – Betty Vance (1908-1990)
Elizabeth Hardy Vance (known as Betty) was born on 14 June 1908 in Toronto, Ontario, to William George Vance (a tailor) and Anna Gertrude Hardy.
Wi...
Canadian Aviatrix #53 – Betty Holmes (1914-1998)
Mary Elizabeth Holmes (known as Betty) was born on 21 April 1914 in Chatham, Ontario, to Kingsley Hulme Holmes (a surgeon) and Alice Greening.
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Canadian Aviatrix #78 – Kay Kinman (1916-2008)
Katherine Ellen Kinman (known as Kay) was born on 28 January 1916 in Toronto, Ontario, to John Frederick Kinman and Daisy Alice Spanswick.
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Canadian Aviatrix #100 – Nan Dawson (1923-1979)
Elizabeth Corinne Dawson, known as Nan, was born around 1923 in Ontario to Clarence Blair Dawson (a mining engineer) and Rebecca Lena Wylie (Betty)...
Canadian Aviatrix #95 – Catherine Williams (1916-2001)
Catherine Frances Williams was born on 21 September 1916 in Vancouver BC to Malcolm Cameron Williams (mayor of Fort Erie and head of the Williams g...
Canadian Aviatrix #60 – Auree Sinkins (born 1911)
Audrey Lucille Sinkins was born on 22 February 1911 in Toronto, Ontario, to Cecil Noral Sinkins (a salesman) and Nellie Victoria Johnston.
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Canadian Aviatrix #58 – Lillian Riffer (1915-1991)
Lillian Nora Riffer was born on 5 November 1915 in St Catharines, Ontario, to John Edwin Riffer (founder of the St Catharines Brass Works) and Ange...
Canadian Aviatrix #56 – Meta Dotterer (1914-2002)
Meta Marcelite Dotterer was born on 30 June 1914 in Vienna, Ontario, to Martin Dotterer (a mechanic) and Edna Helen Martin.
Her parents got married...
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