Lois Butler

Lois Butler (3 November 1897 – 17 August 1970) was an Olympic skier, aviator and one of the early members of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA).

Lois Butler
Born
Lois Reid

(1897-11-03)3 November 1897
Montreal
Died17 August 1970(1970-08-17) (aged 72)
Piraeus, Greece
Resting placeSt Mary's Church, Studham
EducationHavergal College, Toronto
OccupationAviator
Spouse(s)
Lieutenant-Colonel Hugh William Knox-Niven (m. 1918⁠–⁠1923)
ChildrenLois Knox-Niven (wife of Michael Ventris), Alan David Butler and Carol Horton

Life

Butler was born in Montreal to Minnie and Sir William Duff Reid who owned railways in Canada.[1][2]

She and her second husband, Alan Samuel Butler, set a world record for two-seater light planes, of 119.77 m.p.h. in 1928.[1]

Butler was a skier and she represented Canada at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, captaining the women's team and competing in the women's combined event. [3][4]

Butler was one of the first eight members of the Air Transport Auxiliary (ATA). By the end of the war, she had more than 1000 flying hours and had flown 36 types of aircraft, and was one of the most experienced service pilots.[1]

References
  1. "Lois Butler". www.oxforddnb.com. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  2. "Lois Butler Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  3. "Lois Butler Bio, Stats, and Results". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. Whittell, Giles (19 November 2005). "Those Magnificent Women". The Times. Retrieved 28 October 2016 – via Gale.
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