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My earliest memory was at dinner with Dad using a knife to show us how the controls of a plane worked.

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I was scared silly because Russ [her instructor] hadn't told me I was going to solo that day.

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I remember so vividly my first time aloft that I can still hear the wind swing in the wires as we glided down. By the time the pilot touched the wheels gently to earth, I knew my future in airplanes and flying was as inevitable as the freckles on my nose.

Elinor Smith

Elinor Smith

Elinor Smith

Born: August 17, 1911

Died: March 19, 2010 (aged 98)

Bio: Elinor Smith was a pioneering American aviator, once known as "The Flying Flapper of Freeport". She was the first woman test pilot for both Fairchild and Bellanca. She was the youngest licensed pilot in the world at age 16.

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