Betty Skelton - Wikipedia
Betty Skelton Frankman Erde (June 28, 1926 – August 31, 2011) was a land speed record holder and aerobatics pilot who set 17 aviation and automobile records. [1] She was known as "The First Lady of Firsts", [2] and helped create opportunities for women in aviation, auto racing, astronautics, and advertising. [3][4]
Meet Betty Skelton - National Air and Space Museum
2021年11月3日 · For many years, three-time Female Aerobatic Champion Betty Skelton was known as the “First Lady of Firsts.” The Florida native earned her nickname the hard way, whether as the International Female Aerobatic Champion, flying at 8,839 meters (29,000 feet), or traveling at speeds greater than 486 kph (300 mph) in a jet-powered car.
Betty Skelton Frankman Erde - First Flight Society
2020年3月29日 · Betty became a champion professional aerobatic aviatrix headlining major air shows in the forties and fifties, including the famous Cleveland Air Races and Miami Air Maneuvers. First she flew a 1929 Great Lakes biplane, …
Betty Skelton, Air and Land Daredevil, Dies at 85
2011年9月11日 · Ms. Skelton’s first husband, Donald Frankman, died in 2001. She later married Allan Erde, her sole immediate survivor.
Aerobatic pilot Betty Skelton, 'First Lady of Firsts,' dies
2011年9月6日 · Betty Skelton Erde, known as the “First Lady of Firsts,” died on Aug. 31 at her home in Winter Park, Fla. She was 85. Born in Pensacola, Fla., on June 28, 1926, Skelton played with model airplanes as a child and would watch Stearmans flying overhead from nearby Pensacola Naval Air Station.
Betty Erde Obituary (2011) - Phoenix, AZ - The Arizona Republic
2011年9月13日 · THE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) - Betty Skelton Erde, an auto racing pioneer who was once the fastest woman on Earth, has died. She was 85. Erde began as a female stunt pilot as a teenager in the 1940s.
Betty Skelton Collection | National Air and Space Museum
Betty and her second husband, Dr. Allan Erde, retired to The Villages, Florida, a popular retirement community where many residents use golf carts to get from place to place. But Betty, in keeping with her moniker as the "fastest woman on Earth," drove a …
Remembering Aviatrix Betty Skelton “The First Lady Of Firsts”
Betty Skelton Frankman Erde, born on June 28, 1926 was a retired land speed record car driver and acrobatic airplane pilot helped create opportunities for women in aviation, auto racing, astronautics and advertising.
Betty Frankman (Skelton) (1926 - 2011) - Genealogy - Geni.com
2023年8月16日 · Betty Skelton Erde (June 28, 1926 – August 31, 2011) was a land speed record holder and aerobatics pilot who set 17 aviation and automobile records. She was known as The First Lady of Firsts, and helped create opportunities for women in aviation, auto racing, astronautics and advertising.
Betty Skelton Erde (1926-2011) - sps-aviation.com
2014年9月17日 · Betty Skelton Erde was one of the most famous aerobatic pilots the world has seen, and a top-notch land speed record holder. During her short career, The First Lady of Firsts, set 17 aviation and automobile records. She flew helicopters, jets, airships and gliders, and participated in practically all US major air events of the 1940s.