Women Pilots

Katherine Cheung earned her pilot's license in 1932, making her the first female Asian-American to do so. She would go on to perform in aerobatics shows in California, join the Ninety-Nines Club, and become friends with Amelia Earhart. Katherine had dreams of setting up flying schools for women in China, but unfortunately an accident prevented this from happening. When she went to retrieve her newly purchased plane, she saw it crashed in the distance. She was informed that her cousin, who had originally inspired her interest in flying, had taken it on a test flight, crashed it, and died. This and the death of Amelia Earhart led Katherine to give up flying.