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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Magnificent women in their flying machines

Women aviators: Aviator Marie Marvingt
Marie Marvingt, who was nicknamed the Fiancee Of Danger. Photograph: © National Aviation Museum/Corbis
Women aviators: Amelia Earhart
Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. Photograph: CSU Archv/Everett / Rex Features/EVT
Women aviators: Aviator Florence Lowes
Florence Lowe Barnes, the noted Californian airwoman, with the Travelair Mystery monoplane, then one of the world's fastest commercial planes. Photograph: © Underwood & Underwood/Corbis
Women aviators: Aviator Katherine Stinson
Katherine Stinson, who was known as the Flying Schoolgirl. Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis
Women aviators: Aviator Amy Johnson
Amy Johnson, who was born in Hull, was the first woman to fly from Britain to Australia. Photograph: Bob Thomas/Popperfoto/Popperfoto
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