Susana Ferrari Billinghurst
Susana Ferrari Billinghurst | |
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Born | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 20 March 1914
Died | 13 August 1999 Salta, Argentina | (aged 85)
Occupation | Aviator |
Relatives | Luciana Pedraza (granddaughter) Guillermo Billinghurst (cousin) |
Susana Ferrari Billinghurst (1914–1999) was an
Career
In 1937, Billinghurst became the first woman in South America to earn a commercial pilot's license. In 1940, she piloted an amphibious Sikorsky S-43 in a 4,000-mile trip from Panama to Argentina.
During the 1943 Revolution Day in Argentina, she entered the presidential house with a symbolic bouquet, getting from the new president a historical engagement in favour of women's rights, particularly in the aviation field.
In November 1943, she made a flight to Uruguay with two other aviators (Elida Carles and Julia Perez Cattoni), officially representing the Argentine government.
Family
Billinghurst was the great-granddaughter of
Bibliography
Vitry, Roberto. Mujeres Salteñas: Susana Ferrari Billinghurst. Editorial Hanne, 2000.
References
- ^ Murch, Beatrice (27 November 2012). "Robert Duvall: Hollywood's Tanguero". Retrieved 16 June 2015.