Jessy Blackburn

Jessy Blackburn
Born
Tryphena Jessica Thompson

(1894-04-20)April 20, 1894
Cradley, Worcestershire, England
DiedMay 14, 1995(1995-05-14) (aged 101)
Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
Other names
  • Jessica Noakes
  • Jessica Barton
Known forAviation pioneer
Spouses
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    (m. 1914; div. 1936)​
  • Jack Noakes
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    (m. 1941, divorced)​
  • Stanley Barton
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    (m. 1953, divorced)​
Children5

Tryphena Jessica "Jessy" Blackburn (née Thompson; formerly Noakes and Barton; 20 April 1894 – 14 May 1995) was a British aviation pioneer and one of the first women to fly a British monoplane.

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