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


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About Dora Dougherty Strother

  • 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.

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