Australia's Sky Shattered! Female Pilot Milestone.

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The story of Nancy Bird Walton, the youngest woman in the British Empire to secure a commercial pilot's license at just 19, is legendary. Her early inspiration, sparked by a joyride, propelled her to learn from giants like Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. Revisit the electric moment in Tamworth when she greeted her first paying passenger, officially etching her name as the first woman to operate an aircraft commercially on Australian soil. A pivotal turning point captured for posterity.
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