Mary Bailey
Title
Mary Bailey
Subject
Women air pilots -- United Kingdom.
Description
Black and white photograph of Lady Mary Bailey wearing leather jacket and helmet standing on the wing of a biplane and holding on to one of the struts. Another person also wearing leather jacket and helmet stands with their back to the camera.
Accompanying caption reads "Lady Bailey near completion of her 26,000 mile flight in solo. Paris…Lady Bailey of England, stepping from her single seater Moth airplane as she landed at Villacoublay, just before the end of her long solo flight from London to the tip of South Africa and return. M. Renvoise, commandant of the Lebourget Airdome greeted her on arrival. This was the longest solo flight ever attempted by a woman and successfully completed."
Accompanying caption reads "Lady Bailey near completion of her 26,000 mile flight in solo. Paris…Lady Bailey of England, stepping from her single seater Moth airplane as she landed at Villacoublay, just before the end of her long solo flight from London to the tip of South Africa and return. M. Renvoise, commandant of the Lebourget Airdome greeted her on arrival. This was the longest solo flight ever attempted by a woman and successfully completed."
Creator
IWASM
Source
IWASM Photo Archives
Date
1928
Rights
Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at collections@iwasm.org.
Identifier
Photo No. 75
1981.08.002
1981.08.002
Coverage
Paris, France
Collection
Citation
IWASM, “Mary Bailey,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed October 8, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1340.