Sylvia Roth Collection

Sylvia Roth (1926--2024) was born in Chicago, Illinois. She began flying in 1944 and earned her private pilot's license in 1950. The following year, she earned both a commercial and flight instructor's rating. Roth served as chairperson of the Chicago area chapter of the Ninety-Nines and became Chief Pilot for the President of Encyclopedia Britannica in 1957. In 1963, she taught flight instruction at H & H Aviation, and co-founded Miller Aviation with longtime friend Frances Miller in 1964. Four years later, she became the first female Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airline Transport Pilot Examiner, having accumulated more than 20,000 flying hours and 24 years of aviation experience. After retiring from Miller Aviation in 1986, Sylvia moved to Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She was inducted into the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame in 1993. Prior to her aviation career, Roth studied music at the University of Michigan. She toured with the all-female "Sharon Rogers Band" in Korea, the Philippines and Japan for the United Service Organizations (USO) in 1946.

Sylvia Roth (1926--2024) was born in Chicago, Illinois. She began flying in 1944 and earned her private pilot's license in 1950. The following year, she earned both a commercial and flight instructor's rating. Roth served as chairperson of the Chicago area chapter of the Ninety-Nines and became Chief Pilot for the President of Encyclopedia Britannica in 1957. In 1963, she taught flight instruction at H & H Aviation, and co-founded Miller Aviation with longtime friend Frances Miller in 1964. Four years later, she became the first female Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airline Transport Pilot Examiner, having accumulated more than 20,000 flying hours and 24 years of aviation experience. After retiring from Miller Aviation in 1986, Sylvia moved to Mount Pleasant, South Carolina. She was inducted into the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame in 1993. Prior to her aviation career, Roth studied music at the University of Michigan. She toured with the all-female "Sharon Rogers Band" in Korea, the Philippines and Japan for the United Service Organizations (USO) in 1946.