Maryse Hilsz
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Marie-Antoinette "Maryse" Hilsz | |
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Born | 7 March 1903 Levallois-Perret |
Died | 30 January 1946 |
Nationality | French |
Maryse Hilsz was a French aviator known for endurance flights and who went on to serve the French Resistance.[1]
Life
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Maryse Hilsz with her Mauboussin M.122 in 1935
In 1933 she shared the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale "Woman of the Year Award" with Amelia Earhart.[2] At that time she had been flying only a few years as she started in 1930. In 1936 she won the Hélène Boucher Cup flying a Breguet 270 Series.[3]
References
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