In 1911, Harriet Quimby(1875-1912) became the first American woman to get a pilot's license and the first woman to fly a plane across the English Channel. She died in a crash in 1912.
Look up the type of plane that Harriet flew accross the English Channel, and see if you can see the whole of it, then you will understand what a great feat it was to do it. The picture here shows only a small portion of the plane. That's right, she is actually sitting in an open-air plane and she's all wrapped up like that to stay warm.
Look up the type of plane that Harriet flew accross the English Channel, and see if you can see the whole of it, then you will understand what a great feat it was to do it. The picture here shows only a small portion of the plane. That's right, she is actually sitting in an open-air plane and she's all wrapped up like that to stay warm.
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