Sheila Scott
Sheila Christine Scott OBE (née Hopkins; 27 April 1922 – 20 October 1988) was an English aviator who broke over 100 aviation records through her long-distance flight endeavours, which included a 34,000-mile (55,000 km) "world and a half" flight in 1971. On this flight, she became the first person to fly over the North Pole in a small aircraft. Sheila Scott, British aviator who broke more than 100 light-aircraft records between 1965 and 1972 and was the first British pilot to fly solo around the world. Scott first flew around the world in 1966, covering about 31,000 miles (50,000 km) in 189 flying hours. Have you ever heard of the British female aviator Sheila Scott? If not, you should have, as she broke over 100 records over her lifetime, including being the first person to fly over the North Pole in a small plane. Sheila Scott is pictured here with her Piper Aztec “Mythre,” in which she made her world and a half flight in 1971. On this flight, she became the first person to fly over the North Pole in a single engine plane. Sheila Scott, Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, 12 March 1968. (AP/Worth) Sheila Scott had been a nurse at Haslar Naval Hospital during World War II. She was an actress on the stage, in films and on television. In 1959 she followed a lifetime ambition and learned to fly.
Sheila Scott, a British aviator who in 1971 became the first woman to pilot a flight circling the world by way of the North Pole in a light aircraft, died today of lung cancer, her literary... Exciting autobiography of the first solo pilot to pass directly over the true North Pole in a light aircraft - the world-famous British aviatrix Sheila Scott. She describes her early flights - exploring Europe in her plane, chasing down every rally and race,. Sheila Scott, an actress-turned-aviator who held more than 90 flying records, died Thursday of lung cancer at the age of 61, her literary agent said. April 27, 1922 — In the high-flying world of female aviators, names such as Amelia Earhart and Amy Johnson immediately spring to mind. But almost forgotten English flyer Sheila Scott, who was born on this day, deserves praise and wider recognition too.
