Doris Lockness

Doris Lockness (February 2, 1910 – January 30, 2017) was a pioneering American aviator.[1][2]

Biography

Lockness was born in Pennsylvania in 1910 and began flying in 1939 and worked as a liaison engineer at Douglas Aircraft Company.[3]

She left in 1943 to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.[2] After the war she continued in aviation, working as a flight instructor and performing at air shows.[3]

Recognition

In 1996 Lockness was awarded a Whirly Girls Livingston Award and in 1997 she was awarded the NAA's Katharine Wright Memorial Trophy. Also in 1997, a biography of Lockness was included in a “Women and Flight” exhibition at the National Air and Space Museum.[2]

Death

Lockness died in 2017, three days before her 107th birthday.

References
  1. Press, Associated. "Doris Lockness, one of the country's most honored female pilots, dies at 106". latimes.com. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  2. "Hall of Fame pilot Doris Lockness has died". aopa.org. 2017-03-02. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  3. "A happy birthday for the woman who can fly". Village Life. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-11.


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