#OTD April 17, 1964
#JerrieMock is the first woman to fly solo around the world. Mock lands in Columbus, Ohio. Her record-setting solo flight around the world in a Cessna 180 named "The Spirit of Columbus” took 29 days, 11 hours, and 59 minutes.

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#WomensHistory
#SheShed

flying high over O-H-I-O!

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Need a #truestory #audiodrama about an amazing #woman in #history? Check out the story of #JerrieMock as told by her granddaughter ( @ritamockpike.bsky.social ) and cast. The #flyinghousewife - www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/jerrie-...

Mock’s flight remains significant because it demonstrated that a solo pilot could complete a complex global route with the resources available at the time, and it marked a clear milestone in the history of aviation.

#JerrieMock #AviationHistory #WomenInAviation #Flight #Aviation

@cnn.com #WolfBlitzer #PamelaBrown , On rewrite of history and removal of #DEI by tRump in the #SmithsonianInstitute and wanting to repeal women's right to vote. Will he also remove women's achievements say #AmeliaEarhart and #JerrieMock

Celebrating #worldpilotsday with thoughts of #women who have done so much in this field! #BessieColeman #JerrieMock #HarrietQuimby #AnnBaumngartner #BerylMarkham #JulieClark #PattyWagstaff & so many other remarkable women! (And yes Jerrie Mock is our EIC's @ritamockpike.bsky.social #grandmother!)

Let's see who gets this right.

Who was the #firstwomantoflyaroundtheworld?

She happens to be the late grandmother of our editor-in-chief @ritamockpike.bsky.social for a hint!

Read the review for #travelogue by #womanpilot #JerrieMock to learn more! www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/three-e...