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- Alys McKey Bryant on the Day She Made the First Flight by a Woman in Canada, July 31, 1913 - Alys McKey Bryant's career began in 1912 when she answered a want ad for a "young lady to learn to fly for exhibition purposes." On July 31, 1913, the American became the first woman to fly in Canada. Just six days later, Bryant's husband and fellow pilot died in an airplane crash. She largely retired from flying after the accident.
- July 13, 1913
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Alys McKey Bryant on the Day She Made the First Flight by a Woman in Canada, July 31, 1913
Alys McKey Bryant's career began in 1912 when she answered a want ad for a "young lady to learn to fly for exhibition purposes." On July 31, 1913, the American became the first woman to fly in Canada. Just six days later, Bryant's husband and fellow pilot died in an airplane crash. She largely retired from flying after the accident.
- Statement from Alys McKey Bryant in 1938, 25th Anniversary of the First Flight by a Woman in Canada - American Alys McKey Bryant became the first woman to fly in Canada on July 31, 1913. Six days later, her husband and fellow pilot was killed in a crash. In this poignant statement on the 25th anniversary of her Canadian flight, Bryant states that she never lost her love for aviation despite it taking "everything but my own life."
- July 31, 1913
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Statement from Alys McKey Bryant in 1938, 25th Anniversary of the First Flight by a Woman in Canada
American Alys McKey Bryant became the first woman to fly in Canada on July 31, 1913. Six days later, her husband and fellow pilot was killed in a crash. In this poignant statement on the 25th anniversary of her Canadian flight, Bryant states that she never lost her love for aviation despite it taking "everything but my own life."