Ninety Nines

The Ninety Nines, in German the "Club of the Ninety-Nine " is a pilots union in the USA.

History

The Ninety Nines was founded on 2 November 1929 by the then four most famous pilots in the United States on Long Iceland. The first president was Amelia Earhart. Other important founding members are Fay Gillis Wells, Ila Loetscher, Phyllis Fleet, Betty Gillies, Candis Hall, Louise Thaden, Ruth Nichols, Phoebe Omlie, Mary Goodrich Jenson, Opal Kunz and Mildred Stinaff. In addition, some were added later members such as Jackie Cochran, Elsie MacGill, Bobbi Trout, Pancho Barnes, Patty Wagstaff, Jeana Yeager, Sheila Scott, Eileen Collins, Shirley Zillig, Bonnie Gann, Linda Godwin and Nancy Bird Walton famous.

The club represented the interests of 99 of the 117 female pilots with the flight ticket, which existed at the time of its inception in the United States. So he sat down, for example, to ensure that women could participate in air racing and betting flights. Amelia Earhart's particular popularity and her tireless efforts led to pilots soon found more acceptance with the public and the organizers of flight events.

The pilots union opened internationally and soon became the association worldwide influence in aviation.

Presence

Today, the Ninety Nines are the world's largest pilots union with the sections in almost all countries of the world. As before, uses the organization for the interests of women in aviation and promotes young pilots. In addition, the organization has set itself the goal to capture the achievements of women in aviation history and making it visible and organized each year the Air Race Classic in memory of the powder puff derby (powder brush race).