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One of the earliest female French aviators, Mathilde Franck (1866–1956) was taught to fly by the Farman brothers, Henri (1874–1958) and Maurice (1877–1964), in early 1910. Soon after, she established a record distance flight of fourteen miles. She planned to cross the English Channel in an airplane but was prevented due to bad weather. Franck retired from flying after an accident in England in the summer of 1910. “First Flights: Early Women Aviators and their Aircraft” is on display post-security in Terminal 3, and online at: https://bit.ly/3wzDwfL This image was posted on June 21, 2022.