Dora Dougherty Strother, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dora Dougherty Strother

American military pilot

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1921

Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 19-Nov-2013

Profession: military personnel, engineer, test pilot, pilot in command, aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Dr.
Dora Jean Dougherty Strother (also known as Dora Dougherty McKeown and/or Dora Strother McKeown; November 27, 1921 – November 19, 2013), was best known as a Woman Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) and B-29 Superfortress demonstration pilot.
She was a U.S.
military pilot, human factors engineer with Bell Aircraft, instructor at the University of Illinois and helicopter test pilot for Bell Aircraft. Strother held a PhD in Aviation Education (NYU, 1955).
She was a recipient of the Amelia Earhart Award for academic achievement and was an inductee in the Military Aviation Hall of Fame.
In 1966, she was awarded the Achievement Award by the American Association of University Women.
Strother was a 1987 inductee to the Texas Women's Hall of Fame.
Strother was also a Whirly-Girl, serving as President of the organization from 1979-1981, and a member of the Ninety-Nines.