Cornelia Fort, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Cornelia Fort

American aviator

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1919

Place of Birth: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Date of Death: 21-Mar-1943

Profession: aircraft pilot

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Cornelia Fort

  • Cornelia Clark Fort (February 5, 1919 – March 21, 1943) was a United States aviator who became famous for being part of two aviation-related events.
  • The first occurred while conducting a civilian training flight at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 when she was the first United States pilot to encounter the Japanese air fleet during the Attack on Pearl Harbor.
  • She and her student narrowly escaped a mid-air collision with the Japanese aircraft and a strafing attack after making an emergency landing.The following year, Fort became the second member of what was to become the Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASP.
  • Cornelia was working as a WASP ferry pilot on 21 March 1943 when she became the first female pilot in American history to die on active duty.
  • She was involved in a mid-air collision and crashed ten miles south of Merkel, Texas in Mulberry Canyon, Texas.

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