dutrieu

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Helene Dutrieu was the leading female pilot in the world in 1911. She came to the United States in September 1911 to compete in the Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome International Aviation Meet , Garden City , Long Island, New York. If the date on the photo is correct, 1911 Sept. 26 photo was taken in front of one of the hangars at Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome

Early Aviation: Thank you for the further context to this photograph of Dutrieu. We will further expand the caption to reflect her location.

This is a photo from the 1911 International Aviation Meet held at the Nassau Boulevard Aerodrome near Garden City, Long Island. A veritable "who's who" of early aviators attended and flew at the event, see: www.collectair.com/moisantindex.html "Miss Moisant, Miss Quimby and Mlle. Dutrieu participated in the Nassau Boulevard meet in 1911, along with Lieut. H.H. Arnold, Liet. T. DeW. Milling, T.O.M. Sopwith, Earle Ovington, C.G. White, Eugene Ely, Lieut. Paul W. Beck, George Beatty, Lieut. T.G. Ellyson of Navy, Lee Hammond, H.N. Atwood, H.W. Walden, George Dyott, and J.A.D. McCurdy (Aeronautics, Sept., Oct., 1910; Jan., 1911; Oct., 1911)." The Library of Congress features a number of photos from the same event at their Flickr Commons photostream, here are a couple:

Check her out She was a woman way before her time. www.earlyaviators.com/edutrieu.htm

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