Gladys Sandford

Gladys Sandford
MBE
Born
Gladys Sandford Coates

(1891-03-04)March 4, 1891
Summer Hill, Sydney, Australia
Died24 October 1971(1971-10-24) (aged 80)
Concord, New South Wales, Australia
Known forfirst New Zealand woman with pilot's licence

Gladys Sandford MBE (née Coates, 4 March 1891 – 24 October 1971) was an Australian-New Zealand pioneering driver and aviator. She was the first woman in New Zealand to earn a pilot's licence.

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