Hilda Hewlett
(1864-1943)
Aviator and business entrepreneur
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Hilda Beatrice Hewlett (17 February 1864 – 21 August 1943) was an early aviator and aviation entrepreneur. She was the first British woman to earn a pilot's licence. She founded and ran two related businesses: the first flying school in the United Kingdom (with Gustav Blondeau), and a successful aircraft manufacturing business (Hewlett & Blondeau) which produced more than 800 aeroplanes and employed up to 700 people. She later emigrated to New Zealand.
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17 February 1864 London, United Kingdom
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21 August 1943 (aged 79) New Zealand
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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