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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Mary Bush ShipkoPublisher: Shipko Books Imprint: Shipko Books Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.367kg ISBN: 9798985950922Pages: 170 Publication Date: 16 June 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"The ambitious and brave women described in this informative and inspiring book laid the groundwork for today's aspiring female pilots. As Emily Warner, first woman hired to fly for an airline (Frontier) and also the first to achieve the rank of Captain (in 1976), once said, ""Individually we are grains of sand; together we become a beach."" CDR Marie Ernst USNR (Ret.)" Author InformationAviation Pioneer and author Mary Bush Shipko was one of the first women airline pilots in the country. She began her flying career in 1964 in South Florida. She was hired in May of 1976 as the first woman Airline pilot for Hughes Air West, owned by the colorful aviator and movie producer Howard Hughes. Mary received her airline transport rating and DC- 3 type rating in November of 1974. She also holds a Curtis C-46 type rating. Other aircraft she flew includes the constellation 1049H, Douglas DC-6 and DC-7CF. At the airlines she flew the Fairchild F-27 and Douglas DC-9 and Boeing 727. She has written three books her popular memoir, AVIATRIX, her children's book, DARING MARY AVIATION PIONEER, and her newest book for ages 12 and up, THE FIRSTS; WOMEN PILOTS AND HOW THEY CHANGED THE AIRLINES, a STEM book. She is a member of Chesapeake Bay writers. She plays second violin in CCO a community orchestra in Gloucester, Virginia. She is a member of America's boating club and the education officer of her local club. Today she speaks around the country, inspiring young women to become airline pilots. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |