HerStory
Patricia Lyle TOOLE
Also known as: née Graham, Pat
Born: 11/1928
Died: 04/2016
Special Achievements:Pat was the first female to hold a commercial pilot's license in Papua, New Guinea, 1952. Her license had lapsed when in her seventies she decided to renew it. Her first solo flight was to take her 11 year old grandson on a joy flight.
Additional Information:1950 - Foundation member of Australian Women Pilots Association
Resources
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Link - SHE'S A BUSH PILOT
Trove: Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld.: 1933 - 1954), Saturday 5 September 1953, page 2
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References
Glen, Joyce Burns. Piloting Planes in New Guinea Brings Adventure to Youthful Housewife. The Christian Science Monitor. February 2, 1954:10.
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References
Are Governed By Planes. Sydney Sunday Herald. September 6, 1958: page unknown.