Luisa Elena Contreras Mattera

Luisa Elena Contreras Mattera (1922–2006) was a Venezuelan pilot. In 1943, she gained her licence in Venezuela although Mary Calcaño had already been granted a licence in the United States in 1939. She became the first woman to complete a solo flight in Venezuela.[1][2][3]

She graduated from the Escuela de Aviación Civil Miguel Rodríguez on 1 July 1943, gaining a civil pilot's licence.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mujeres y medios de transporte" (in Spanish). Museo del transporte, Caracas. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mujeres Pilotos Aviación Civíl Venezolana" (in Spanish). Mujeres Pilotos. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Hagedorn, Dan (2008). Conquistadors of the Sky: A History of Aviation in Latin America. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. ISBN 978-0-8130-3249-8.
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