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A great promoter of aviation, as well as astronomy and botany, the British author Gertrude Bacon was an experienced balloonist and one of the first women to fly as a passenger in an airplane. In 1904, she rose in an airship and thus became the first woman to fly in a dirigible. Although she never pursued a pilot’s license, she continued to fly as a passenger and later became the first woman to fly in a seaplane. In “How Men Fly,” Bacon offered readers descriptions of the aviators, air meets, and types of flying machines, along with a history of flight and visions of its future. Early Birds: Selections from the Tony Bill Aviation Library Collection is on display pre-security, in the Aviation Museum and Library in the International Terminal. The Aviation Museum and Library is open from Sunday through Friday, 10am to 4:30pm. #WomeninAviation Gertrude Bacon and Herbert Stanley Adams aboard Waterbird, Lake Windermere, England c. 1912 Frank Herbert Courtesy of Ian Gee, The Lakes Flying Company Limited R2015.1803.001
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