Gökçen, Sabiha, 1913-2001
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Name (Hebrew)
גקצ'ן, סביהה, 1913-2001
Name (Latin)
Gökçen, Sabiha, 1913-2001
Date of birth
1913-03-22
Date of death
2001-03-22
Gender
female
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MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Atatürk'le bir ömür, 1994:t.p. (Sabiha Gökçen) p. 4 of cover (b. in Bursa, 1913)
- Monash Univ./Hargrave website, viewed Aug. 25, 2008:pioneers, aviation and aeromodelilng (Sabiha Gökçen; first woman combat pilot; d. in Ankara, Mar. 22, 2001)
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File:Atatürk, Ali Çetinkaya and Sabiha Gökçen in Diyarbakır.jpg
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File:Sabiha Breguet 19.jpg
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File:Sabiha Gokcen in Athens.jpg
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File:Sabiha Gökçen's bust in İstanbul Aviation Museum.jpg
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Wikipedia description:
Sabiha Gökçen (Turkish: [sabiˈha ɟøcˈtʃɛn]; 22 March 1913 – 22 March 2001) was a Turkish aviator. During her flight career, she flew around 8,000 hours and participated in 32 different military operations. She became the world's first female fighter pilot, at age 23. As an orphan, she was one of the nine children adopted by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. She is recognized as the first female combat pilot by The Guinness Book of World Records and was selected as the only female pilot for the poster of "The 20 Greatest Aviators in History" published by the United States Air Force in 1996. Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, the second airport in Istanbul, is named after her.
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