Doris Lockness
Doris Lockness (February 2, 1910 – January 30, 2017) was a pioneering American aviator.[1][2]
Biography
Lockness was born in Pennsylvania in 1910 and began flying in 1939 and worked as a liaison engineer at Douglas Aircraft Company.[3]
She left in 1943 to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.[2] After the war she continued in aviation, working as a flight instructor and performing at air shows.[3]
Recognition
In 1996 Lockness was awarded a Whirly Girls Livingston Award and in 1997 she was awarded the NAA's Katharine Wright Memorial Trophy. Also in 1997, a biography of Lockness was included in a “Women and Flight” exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum.[2]
Death
Lockness died in 2017, three days before her 107th birthday.[where?]
References
- ^ Press, Associated. "Doris Lockness, one of the country's most honored female pilots, dies at 106". latimes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ^ a b c "Hall of Fame pilot Doris Lockness has died". aopa.org. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
- ^ a b "A happy birthday for the woman who can fly". Village Life. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
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