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Betty Skelton Frankman
Known as the first lady of aerobatics, Betty flew Pitts Special "Little Stinker", perfecting the inverted ribbon cut during her airshows.
Patty Wagstaff
A world-famous airshow pilot, Patty got her start by winning the National Aerobatics Championship 3 times in a row, more than any other woman ever.
Diane Hakala
Diane made the US Aerobatic team in 1994, but was unable to compete due to an ankle injury sustained in a forced landing in her plane. She made the team again in 1996 and completed with them in the World Championships in 1997.
Caro Bailey Bosca
Caro's dad, knowing she had a passion for learning to fly, paid for her flying lessons in the early 40's, and a few years later she entered the WASP during WWII. She then became an aerobatic champion flying a tiny Pitts Special.
Nancy Lynn
Through hard work and relentless practice, Nancy has established herself as a first-rate aerobatics instructor and an up-and-coming airshow performer.
Suzanne Asbury Oliver
Suzanne flies for Pepsi skywriting, the only female aerial skywriter in the world.
Marta Bohn Meyer
Marta was the first woman to fly in the NASA SR-71 Blackbird spyplane, an engineer for
NASA and a champion aerobatic pilot.
Montaine Mallet
This co-founder of the French Connection Aerobatics Team was an accomplished pilot and businesswoman, introducing the French CAP-10 aerobatics plane to the US.
Svetlana Kapanina
Svetlana is a Russian world champion aerobatics pilot, mother and pharmacist.
Gladys Roy
At a time when women were rarely allowed at the controls of an airplane, Gladys made a name for herself in aviation as a wing-walker extraordinaire.
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