KATHERINE

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• Katherine was born in Canton,China but at age 17 she immigrated to the U.S. in 1921.
• She had gotten a music degree but later so did you become a pilot.
• Catherine have developed an interest in flying after her father took her to the airport to teach her how to drive. But she was interested in watching the planes takeoff and land

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• Katherine was one of the most well-known stunt fliers in the 1930s
• On March 30, 1932 Catherine had become part of the 1% of (licensed) American female pilot

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• The American community raise $2,000 to buy a new 125-horse power biplane for Katherine
• One of Katherine’s nicknames was “China’s Amelia Earhart”