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- Birth nameSheila Christine Hopkins
- Sheila Scott was born on April 27, 1927 in Worcester, England, UK. She died on October 20, 1988 in London, England, UK.
- British aviator who in 1971 became the first woman to pilot a flight circling the world by way of the North Pole in a light aircraft.
- Broke more than 100 light-aircraft records between 1965 and 1972 and was the first British pilot to fly solo around the world.
- [in 1971, after four tries in 12 years, Ms. Scott passed her test for an automobile driver's license] It is terribly difficult to adjust to driving a car when you are accustomed to using your feet on rudder pedals. I wanted to haul back on the steering column and fly away.
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