Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.
American aviation pioneer (1875–1912)
🗓️ 16 April 1912
Harriet Quimby was an American pioneering aviator, journalist, and film screenwriter. In 1911, she became the first woman in the United States to receive a pilot's license and in 1912 the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel. Although Quimby died at the age of 37 in a flying accident, she strongly influenced the role of women in aviation.
