Maryse Hilsz
| Marie-Antoinette "Maryse" Hilsz | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
7 March 1903 Levallois-Perret |
| Died | 30 January 1946 |
| Nationality | French |
Maryse Hilsz was a French aviator known for endurance flights and who went on to serve the French Resistance.[1]
Life
Maryse Hilsz with her Mauboussin M.122 in 1935
In 1933 she shared the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale "Woman of the Year Award" with Amelia Earhart.[2] At that time she had been flying only a few years as she started in 1930. In 1936 she won the Hélène Boucher Cup flying a Breguet 270 Series.[3]
References
- ↑ "Monash". Ctie.monash.edu.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ↑ Elgen M. Long; Marie K. Long (15 January 2000). Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved. Simon and Schuster. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-0-7432-0217-6.
- ↑ Flying Magazine. April 1936. p. 244. ISSN 0015-4806.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/19/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.