Hilda Hewlett

Hilda Beatrice Hewlett was the first British woman aviator to earn a pilots licence. She was also a successful early aviation entrepreneur. She created and ran the first flying school in the United Kingdom. She also created and managed a successful aircraft manufacturing business which produced more than 800 aeroplanes and employed up to 700 people. She later emigrated to New Zealand.

Hilda Beatrice Hewlett was born in Vauxhall, London onFebruary 1864 to Louisa Herbert ne Hopgood and George William Herbert. Her father was a Church of England vicar. Hilda was one of nine siblings.

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