Patty Willis
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Patricia Ann Willis (January 6, 1910 – August 1, 1985)[1][2] was a pioneering American woman aviator.
History
[edit]Willis was born in Moline, Illinois, and wanted to fly from an early age. She attended Belmont High School, and went to the School of Art in Los Angeles.[2]
On 16 June 1929, at 19, she received her pilot's licence.[2]
She wanted to enter the 1929 Women's Air Derby but was unable to obtain an aircraft.[3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Patricia Ann Seely (Willis) in the California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997". Retrieved July 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c Worthpoint.com. Retrieved 28 May 2019. Archived 27 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Breaking Through the Clouds", Archetypal Images documentary, 2015
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