Aida de Acosta Root Breckinridge (July 28, 1884 – May 26, 1962) was an American socialite and aviator. She was the first woman to fly a powered aircraft...
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and allegedly a descendant of the Spanish Dukes of Alba. De Acosta had five siblings: Aida, Ricardo Jr., Angela, Maria, and Rita. Maria married the socially...
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sister Mercedes de Acosta, a lover of movie star Greta Garbo, was an author, a scriptwriter, and social critic. Another sister, Aida de Acosta, became the...
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Amen Aamir, first women from Gilgit-Baltistan to qualify as a pilot Aida de Acosta (1884–1962), first woman to fly a powered aircraft alone Margaret Adams...
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Aida de Acosta (1884–1962) in Washington, D.C. Aida, the first woman to fly a powered aircraft solo, was a daughter of Cuban emigre Ricardo de Acosta...
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Abrams (1912–2015), literary critic, known for works on romanticism Aida de Acosta (1884–1962), socialite and the first woman to fly a powered aircraft...
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of Frederic de Zaldo, in 1909. He later married Maebella Wright. Aida Marta de Acosta (1884–1962), who became the first woman to fly a powered aircraft...
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award-winning singer, Carly Simon. She is of Spanish-Swiss descent. Aida de Acosta (1884–1962) – socialite and first woman to fly a plane solo motor. José...
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semi-dry bed of the Ōpihi River. 27 June – 19-year-old American socialite Aida de Acosta becomes the first woman to fly a powered aircraft solo when she pilots...
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Alberto Santos-Dumont (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
préparatifs de Santos Dumont". L'Aérophile (in French) (6). París: Aéroclub de France: 91. Dumont 1986, p. 227; Barros 2003, p. 303. "Aida de Acosta—The First...
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