British Air Transport Auxiliary
Edith Foltz Stearns Edith Foltz Stearns was one of the pioneer aviators of her day. She
was a Charter member of the Ninety-Nines, a premier organization of
licensed women pilots. Foltz had been an early barnstormer. She also
flew in several of the early air derby races, coming in second in the
low-powered division in 1929. When she applied for the Air Transport
Auxiliary she held a Commercial license with a flight instructor's rating
and had logged over 4000 hours of flight time. She had a 16 year-old
son, Joe. Foltz traveled to England with the fourth group of American
women arriving in England in June 1942. She served with the ATA until
June of 1945. |
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