Rosella Bjornson

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Title

Rosella Bjornson

Subject

Women air pilots -- United States

Description

First Officer Rosella Bjornson of Pacific Western Airlines (formerly with Transair of Canada.) She was the first Canadian woman jet pilot and the first woman in North America to fly as copilot on a jet aircraft for a scheduled air carrier.

Creator

Photo courtesy of Transair of Canada.

Source

IWASM Original Photo Collection, International Women's Air and Space Museum

Date

ca. 1973-1997

Contributor

Heidi Fearing/Kimberly Cole

Rights

Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests contact the International Women's Air & Space Museum at info@iwasm.org

Identifier

Original Photo No. 345

Citation

Photo courtesy of Transair of Canada., “Rosella Bjornson,” International Women's Air & Space Museum, accessed April 25, 2024, https://iwasm.omeka.net/items/show/1462.