One Of The Pioneer Women In Aviation
News has come in to ANN that Betty Skelton Erde, known as one of
the pioneer women in aviation, passed away in Florida Wednesday.
She was 86 years old. Erde, a resident of Winter Park,
Florida, was born in Pensacola, FL in 1926. According to Wikipedia,
she set 17 aviation and automobile records and was credited with
opening doors for women in aviation and the automotive world, as
well as astronautics and advertising.