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Louise Van Kirk-Heiss

Foil: 17 Panel: 1 Column: 4 Line: 26

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Air and Space Friend

Honored by:
K. C. Clawson

Louise Van Kirk was born June 7, 1912 in Danville, PA. On July 21st, 1933, Louise Van Kirk was the first female in central PA to receive a permit to take flying instructions. She made her first solo flight on September 9th or 10th, 1933 at Bloomsburg Airport, Bloomsburg, PA.

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