Sheila Scott

Sheila Scott
Before her 1971 record-breaking trip
Born
Sheila Christine Hopkins

(1922-04-27)27 April 1922
Worcester, England
Died20 October 1988(1988-10-20) (aged 66)
London, England
OccupationAviator

Sheila Christine Scott OBE (née Hopkins; 27 April 1922 – 20 October 1988) was an English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long-distance flight endeavours, which included a 34,000-mile (55,000 km) "world and a half" flight in 1971. On this flight, she became the first person to fly over the North Pole in a small aircraft. She was also the first European woman to fly solo around the world.[1]

  1. ^ Bishop, Edward (2002). The Daily Telegraph Book of Airmen's Obituaries. London: Grub Street. p. 193-6. ISBN 978-1-902304-99-1. Retrieved 18 February 2023.

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