Louise Thaden

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Louise Thaden was a pioneering American aviator and record-setting female pilot of the early 20th century.

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instanceOf American woman aviator
aviator
human
pilot
awardReceived Bendix Trophy NERFINISHED
Clifford Burke Harmon Trophy for aviatrixes NERFINISHED
Harmon Trophy NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1905-11-12
dateOfDeath 1979-11-09
describedBySource autobiographical writings
historical aviation records
educatedAt University of Arkansas NERFINISHED
employer Beech Aircraft Company NERFINISHED
Boeing Air Transport NERFINISHED
Travel Air Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED
familyName Thaden NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork aviation
genre autobiography
givenName Louise
hasOccupation author
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Bendix Trophy winners NERFINISHED
The Ninety-Nines NERFINISHED
notableAchievement first woman to win the Bendix Trophy Race
held simultaneous women’s records for speed, altitude, and endurance in the early 1930s
set world altitude records for women
set world endurance records for women
set world speed records for women
won the 1936 Bendix Transcontinental Race
notableRole pioneering female pilot in the United States
notableWork High, Wide and Frightened NERFINISHED
occupation airline public relations worker
aviator
test pilot
participatedIn 1936 Bendix Transcontinental Air Race NERFINISHED
women’s air races of the 1920s and 1930s NERFINISHED
partOf early 20th-century American aviation history
placeOfBirth Bentonville, Arkansas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath High Point, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED
residence Bentonville, Arkansas, United States NERFINISHED
High Point, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED
Wichita, Kansas, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse Herbert von Thaden NERFINISHED
wrote High, Wide and Frightened NERFINISHED

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The Ninety-Nines hasNotableMember Louise Thaden