Florence Klingensmith

Florence Klingensmith
Born(1904-09-03)September 3, 1904
Oakport Township, Minnesota, USA
DiedSeptember 4, 1933(1933-09-04) (aged 29)
Northfield Township, Illinois, US
OccupationAviator
SpouseCharles Klingensmith (m. 1927)
Parents
  • Gustave Gunderson
  • Florence Parker

Florence Edith Klingensmith (born Florence Edith Gunderson; September 3, 1904 – September 4, 1933) was an American aviator of the Golden Age of Air Racing. She was also a founding member of the Ninety-Nines, a women's pilot group. She was one of the first women to participate in air races with men. She died in an accident during the Frank Phillips Trophy Race at the 1933 International Air Races in Chicago, Illinois.

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