![]() ![]() She flew from a farmer strip in Beaumont for a couple of years. Aviation became her permanent way of life in 1937. In 1935 Pinky was taught to fly at Arlington, near Riverside, by Army Air Force pilot Lieutenant Joe Brier, who was then stationed at March Field. Pinky claimed to have logged some 70,000 hours in the air and also holds the record for the most take-offs and landings at LAX. She became the first American woman licensed to be a flight and aerobatics instructor. ![]() She worked her way through flight school and paid for plane rentals by working at the Gas Company while a high school student. Pinky had a life-long passion for aviation. Born on Apinto a multi-talented family-her sister, Jeanne Dixon, was a well-known astrologer and syndicated columnist and her brother, Ernie Pinckert, was a football All-American half-back for USC, it seemed only natural that Pinky Brier would be destined for something extraordinary as well. ![]() This petite woman, who everyone called “Pinky” was also a living legend. In 1938 she became the first woman in history to be licensed by the Civil Air Authority as a flight and aerobatics instructor.Įvelyn Pinckert Brier was a sparkling conversationalist with a radiating sense of humor. Assigned base: Minter Field (Bakersfield, Calif.)Īviation Pioneer. ![]()
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