Katherine Stinson
Katherine Stinson
As a girl, Stinson wanted to study music in Europe. To raise the money, she decided to become a stunt pilot and cash in on the aviation craze sweeping the country. Stinson eventually convinced aviation pioneer Max Lillie to teach her, and in 1912 she became the fourth American woman to obtain a pilot's license. Abandoning music, Stinson performed airplane stunts across the country as the “Flying Schoolgirl.” When the Stinson family later moved to San Antonio, Tex., they established the Stinson School of Flying. Katherine Stinson is in the back seat of the car. During her three day engagement flying in El Paso, Texas.
Report this entry
More from the same community-collection
Carvings of Spaniards on Cortez Building
The picture shows parts of the decoration of the Cortez ...
Tiffany Dome in Camino Real Hotel
This 25-foot Tiffany glass dome graces the lobby of the Camino ...
Parade of US Army through Downtown
US Army troops parading through Pioneer Plaza with the Herald ...
