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Cornelia Fort
American aviator (1919–1943)
Cornelia Clark Fort | |
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Cornelia Clark Fort, resting on her plane | |
| Born | (1919-02-05)February 5, 1919 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1943(1943-03-21) (aged 24) near Merkel, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Sarah Lawrence College |
| Occupation | Aviator |
| Years active | 1940–1943 |
Cornelia Clark Fort (February 5, 1919 – March 21, 1943) was an American aviator who became famous for being part of two aviation-related events.
The first occurred while conducting a civilian training flight at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, when she was the first United States pilot to encounter the Japanese air fleet during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. She and her student narrowly escaped a mid-air collision with the Japanese aircraft and a strafing attack after making an emergency landing.[1]
The following year, Fort became the second member of what was to become the Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASP.
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