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"All those who see me, and all who believe in me, share in the freedom I feel when I fly." 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s Aviation Chronology: 1950s Entries in grey refer to aviation and world events achievements not specific to women. Entries in white refer to women's achievements. Birthdates of female pilots/groundcrew, etc. are not given individual entries, but listed in the first entry for each woman. Reference works are cited by code numbers, identified in the Bibliography. 1950s commercial aviation. Name Date(s) Notes Bibliography 1950 1950 1950 1950 . . . . . 1953 1953 1953 1953 Mathilde Moisant 1953 Moissant, after a flying career of less than a year, gave up the air. In this year, she was named fair pilot and official hostess of the Sixth Annual Air Fair at Los Angeles International Airport. This fair also commemorated the 50th anniversary of powered flight. She will die at age 85 in 1964. .

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