| Biography | She broke over 100 aviation records through her long distance flight endeavours, which included a 34,000-mile (55,000 km) "world and a half" flight in 1971. On this flight, she became the first person to fly over the North Pole in a small aircraft. She also served as governor of the British section of the Ninety-Nines, an international association of licensed women pilots. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968.[2] One of the teaching buildings at the University of Worcester is named after her. |