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Janet Knight, the first woman to earn a transport license at Mills Field, began flying in 1930. By 1934, she was the owner and operator of the Summit Flying School, which had a base at San Francisco Airport. In addition to being one of a small number of female flight-school owners at the time, she also did much of her own mechanical work. Several of her students went on to fly for Pan American World Airways. Image: Janet Hall Knight, 1930. SFO Museum Collection. 2014.051.001
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