Hélène Dutrieu, shown here in her aeroplane ca. 1911, was the fourth woman in the world (the first from
Belgium) to earn a
pilot's license and reputedly the first woman to carry passengers and to fly a
seaplane. Besides being a pilot, she was a
cycling world champion,
stunt cyclist, stunt
motorcyclist,
automobile racer, wartime
ambulance driver, and director of a military
hospital.Photo credit:
Bain News Service
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Hélène Dutrieu, shown here in her aeroplane ca. 1911, was the fourth woman in the world (the first from
Belgium) to earn a
pilot's license and reputedly the first woman to carry passengers and to fly a
seaplane. Besides being a pilot, she was a
cycling world champion,
stunt cyclist, stunt
motorcyclist,
automobile racer, wartime
ambulance driver, and director of a military
hospital.Photo credit:
Bain News Service
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| This picture of the day has been featured on Portal:Aviation. |