Maryse Hilsz

Marie-Antoinette "Maryse" Hilsz
Born 7 March 1903
Levallois-Perret
Died 30 January 1946
Nationality French

Maryse Hilsz was a French aviator known for endurance flights and who went on to serve the French Resistance.[1]

Life

Maryse Hilsz with her Mauboussin M.122 in 1935

In 1933 she shared the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale "Woman of the Year Award" with Amelia Earhart.[2] At that time she had been flying only a few years as she started in 1930. In 1936 she won the Hélène Boucher Cup flying a Breguet 270 Series.[3]

References

  1. "Monash". Ctie.monash.edu.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  2. Elgen M. Long; Marie K. Long (15 January 2000). Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved. Simon and Schuster. pp. 49–. ISBN 978-0-7432-0217-6.
  3. Flying Magazine. April 1936. p. 244. ISSN 0015-4806.
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