Hilder F. Smith

Hilder Florentina Youngber Smith
Born	Hilder Florentina Youngber August 10, 1890(1890-08-10)
Died	January 11, 1977(1977-01-11) (aged 86)
Resting place	Portal of Folded Wings
Spouse	James Floyd Smith

Hilder Florentina Youngber Smith (August 10, 1890 – January 11, 1977) was a pioneer aviator. She was one of California's first female pilots and the first woman to fly an airplane from LAX.

Biography

She was born on August 10, 1890 as Hilder Florentina Youngber. On June 10, 1914 she made her first solo flight. She was married to James Floyd Smith. She died on January 11, 1977. She was buried at the Portal of Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation in California.

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Early Aviators: Smith

Portal of the Folded Wings Shrine to Aviation

John Bevins Moisant (1868-1910) • Walter Richard Brookins (1889-1953) • Bertrand Blanchard Acosta (1895-1954) • James Floyd Smith (1884-1956) • Charles Edward Taylor (1868-1956) • Winfield Bertrum Kinner (1882-1957) • Elizabeth Lippincott McQueen (1878-1958) • Augustus Roy Knabenshue (1876-1960) • John Franklin Bruce Carruthers (1889–1960) • Mark Mitchell Campbell (1897-1963) • Matilde E. Moisant (1878-1964) • Warren Samuel Eaton (1891-1966) • Carl Browne Squier (1893-1967) • Hilder Florentina Smith (1890-1977) •

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Name	Smith, Hilder Florentina
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Date of birth	August 10, 1890
Place of birth	January 11, 1977
Date of death	January 11, 1977
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