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Katherine Stinson, American Aviatrix

Stinson in Partridge plane. Katherine Stinson AKA the Flying Schoolgirl (February 14, 1891 - July 8, 1977) was a pioneering American aviatrix who set flying records for distance, endurance, and aerobatic maneuvers. Stinson and her family moved to San Antonio, Texas, where she and her sister, Marjorie, began giving flying instruction at her family's aviation school. Stinson flew a Curtiss JN-4D and a Curtiss Stinson-Special for fundraising tours for the American Red Cross. In Europe during WWI, she contracted influenza, which damaged her lungs, making her susceptible to tuberculosis. In 1920, she retired from aviation. Bain News Service, 1912.
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Katherine Stinson, American Aviatrix
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Stinson in Partridge plane. Katherine Stinson AKA the Flying Schoolgirl (February 14, 1891 - July 8, 1977) was a pioneering American aviatrix who set flying records for distance, endurance, and aerobatic maneuvers. Stinson and her family moved to San Antonio, Texas, where she and her sister, Marjorie, began giving flying instruction at her family's aviation school. Stinson flew a Curtiss JN-4D and a Curtiss Stinson-Special for fundraising tours for the American Red Cross. In Europe during WWI, she contracted influenza, which damaged her lungs, making her susceptible to tuberculosis. In 1920, she retired from aviation. Bain News Service, 1912.
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4350 x 3101 px | 38.6 MB
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36.8 x 26.3 cm | 14.5 x 10.3 in (300 dpi)
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