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Thelma Benton

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Thelma Benton

Birth
Death
3 Jul 1989 (aged 83)
Burial
Penton, Chambers County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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"The LaFayette Sun" - February 26, 1930:

Miss Thelma Benton Enters Aviation School:

Montgomery, February 22 - Miss Thelma Benton, LaFayette, Ala., stenographer, today became a student at the Montgomery School of Aeronautics, the first woman to enroll for the course.
Miss Benton completed her second flight yesterday before becoming a student in the course for a private pilot's license. She expects to receive her license in six months.
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"The LaFayette Sun" - February 26, 1930:

Miss Thelma Benton Enters Aviation School:

Montgomery, February 22 - Miss Thelma Benton, LaFayette, Ala., stenographer, today became a student at the Montgomery School of Aeronautics, the first woman to enroll for the course.
Miss Benton completed her second flight yesterday before becoming a student in the course for a private pilot's license. She expects to receive her license in six months.
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  • Added: May 2, 2013
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109864189/thelma-benton: accessed ), memorial page for Thelma Benton (5 Sep 1905–3 Jul 1989), Find a Grave Memorial ID 109864189, citing Penton Church of God Cemetery, Penton, Chambers County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Churchwell (contributor 46607715).