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Aroha Clifford
New Zealand aviator (1908–1933) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Lucy Aroha Brustad (née Clifford; 23 August 1908 – 30 November 1933) was a New Zealand pilot.[1] She was the first woman in New Zealand to gain a pilot's licence from an aero club, and the first woman to fly over Cook Strait.[2]
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Born | Mary Lucy Aroha Clifford (1908-08-23)23 August 1908 Wellington, New Zealand |
Died | 30 November 1933(1933-11-30) (aged 25) Rotherham, New Zealand |
Spouse |
Alf Brustad (m. 1931) |
Relatives | Charles Clifford (grandfather) |
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