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100 Years Ago Today

 
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Posted 03/08/2010   8:35 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add laswabbie to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
100 years ago today, Raymonde de Laroche (using the name Elise Deroche) became the first woman in history to receive a pilot's license after a distinguished career as a balloonist. She flew a good number of flights until she died in a crash in 1919.



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Posted 03/08/2010   11:05 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add stamperdude to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Was she from the US or elsewhere?
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Posted 03/09/2010   02:28 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
A nice touch to recall this milestone.
I wonder if she flew any mail.

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Posted 03/09/2010   03:06 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
I hope this is an appropriate place to honour some other extremely brave pilots.
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Posted 03/09/2010   08:58 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add spock1k to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
very nice both of you

100 years ago spock became the first time traveler :)
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Posted 03/09/2010   11:19 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add kirks to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
she died in a crash in 1919


I'm not going to say it ...
I'm not going to say it ...
I'm not going to say it ...
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Posted 03/09/2010   11:33 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add spock1k to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
oh say it already :)
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Posted 03/09/2010   12:27 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add towards2112 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Ishmael, nephew of Aaron Stemple. 1872 Seattle.
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Posted 03/09/2010   5:02 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rod222 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
>100 years ago spock became the first time traveler :)

Inspecting the wrinkles on my dial, I've done a bit myself.

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Posted 03/10/2010   12:55 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add spock1k to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
done a bit of wrinkling your dial? the question we ponder on is why ? :)
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