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Subject:
Machado, Anesia Pinheiro 1902-1999  Search this
Dionne, Donald  Search this
Brazil Air Force  Search this
Pan American World Airways, Inc  Search this
Type:
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1948
C. 1948
Summary:
Brazilian aviation expert and pilot Anesia Pinheiro Machado (1904-1999) is shown with Pan American Airways senior instructor Donald Dionne. Machado was the first person to obtain a U.S. commercial pilot's license with additional ratings as instructor and for flying on instruments only; she was also an instructor for the Brazilian Air Force and commercial airlines. The Pan American Airways press release accompanying this photograph described how the appearance of the "petite newcomer" with "plenty of aviation 'know how'" had elicited a sense of wonder among the junior Clipper pilots at the flight school. She had made her first solo flight in 1922, at the age of 18 and was the first Brazilian woman to make a cross-country flight.
Cite as:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-5753
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Women air pilots  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-5753]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Copyright Not Evaluated
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_306324