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Nancy Bird-Walton, isn't it farm4.static.flickr.com/3373/3192781261_8e103be069.jpg

Nice picture, bet her white outfit got really dirty and oil stained after her flight.

Ipswich woman Ivy May Pearce, later Ivy Hassard, was one of the first female pilots in the southern hemisphere, as well as one Australia's first aerobatic pilots. She competed in the 1936 Brisbane to Adelaide air race at the age of 21 and made national headlines as the youngest entrant — recording the fastest time of any female pilot. Yet prior to 1927, Australian women were not allowed to hold a pilot's licence. Ms Pearce's daughter Laurene Hassard said it was a shame Australia still had so few female pilots, despite early pioneers like her mother, who died in 1998. "She was amazing, an extraordinary person who was completely fearless," Ms Hassard said. "My mother was a daredevil and loved aerobatics. "The manoeuvres were extremely dangerous. In some of those air races she would get lost and she'd fly so low over railway stations to read the name of the station. "I don't understand why more women are not pilots today because obviously they are equally as competent as men in the air. I hope that will change." Ms Hassard said her mother designed many of her own flying outfits and opened the first fashion boutique on the Gold Coast in 1946, after running a pub in Toowoomba. "Her designs appeared in Vogue and her collection was showcased in the Middle East, Hong Kong and the USA," she said. "She was successful but was always proud of being a pilot. "Even after she retired, if anyone ever brought up aviation over dinner, the salt and pepper shakers would turn into the aerodrome and she'd be right back there showing how she did the loop-de-loops and turns." Source: www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-12/qld-woman-ivy-may-pearce-f...

The aircraft seems to be a PB-Y Catalina

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called WorldWar, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

Lores Bonney was an active Qld aviator of the time. She would have been an inspiration for others.

For what it's worth, the VH registration looks like VH-UHQ. Which takes me to these two links: www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/VH-UHQ.html. The aircraft was later re-registered as VH-AAQ - the story is here www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austa/VH-AAQ.html The ladies name is mentioned as a Miss Betty Faux. The majority of aircraft in Australia's early years were registered VH-U followed by two other letters.. trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/56441499?searchTerm=betty faux

This is Ivy May Pearce.

I would love to update our information to the State Library of Queensland One Search catalogue, with more relevant information. However I have three women mentioned for this photograph Maude Rose (Lores) Bonney, Ivy May Pearce and Miss Betty Faux. Can you please provide more information Graham and Sharyn as to why you believe this is Betty Faux or Ivy May Pearce.

Thank you for your help. The lady in this image has been identified as Pilot Ivy Pearce Hassard and our records will be updated.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Goggles, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

The ‘Garbo of the Skies’ Known as the ‘Garbo of the Skies’ after Greta Garbo, the famous screen actress of the day, Jean Batten was the most glamorous aviatrix of the 1930s, rumored to always carry a white silk dress with on her record-breaking flights so she could be properly dressed for social occasions. A record holder by her twenties, Batten’s flying achievements put her on par with more widely-recognized female fliers like Amelia Earhart and Amy Johnson. Born in New Zealand on 15 September 1909, Batten had a great love of nature, a love that was furthered when she was taken for a flight by the famous aviator Charles Kingsford Smith. Batten’s set her sights on becoming an aviator, determined to create a name for herself in a world that was rapidly discovering the possibilities aviation offered. Source: theavgeeks.com/2019/03/07/jean-batten-building-castles-in...