Daring and Intrepid Airwomen: Long Island’s Pioneer Women Aviators – Natalie Naylor
117 W Main St Babylon, NY, United States, New York 11702 117 W Main St Babylon, NY, United States, New York 11702The first woman aviator flew on Long Island in 1910. Within months, other women were taking flying lessons on the Hempstead Plains and became among the first women licensed aviators. In the late 1920s, a 17-year-old woman from Freeport flew under all four East River bridges! And in 1928, another Long Island woman was responsible …
