Sheila Scott, English pilot and author (born 1922)

Sheila Scott

British aviator (1922–1988)

Sheila Christine Scott OBE 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…