Louise Thaden was born on November 12, 1905 in Arkansas and was a pioneering aviator. She was the first woman to win the prestigious Bendix Trophy air race in 1936 and was the first woman to be awarded a transport pilot's license. She was also the first woman to be appointed to the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Her net worth, biography, age, height, family and career updates are available online.
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💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M
American pilot who set many altitude and endurance records and won the prestigious Bendix trophy.
Her job as a sales representative with a Kansas air travel company offered her the opportunity to take free flying lessons.
She won the prestigious Bendix Transcontinental Air Race of 1936, earning $4,500 for her first place finish and an additional $2,500 for being the first female winner of the race.
Her pilot and engineer husband, Herbert von Thaden, helped her design her record-breaking planes.
She was a friend of fellow aviator Amelia Earhart.
