Maryse Hilsz

Maryse Hilsz (7 March 1903 – 30 January 1946) was a French aviator known for high altitude and endurance flights. She served with the French Resistance during World War II and died in an air crash in 1946.[1]

Marie-Antoinette "Maryse" Hilsz
Maryse Hilsz with her Mauboussin M.122 in 1935
Born7 March 1903
Died30 January 1946
NationalityFrench

Life

In 1933 she shared the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale "Woman of the Year Award" with Amelia Earhart,[2] and was the winner of the Harmon Trophy[3] the same year. She had only been flying since 1930,[1] having saved the tuition fee for the aviation license by doing entertainment stunts including parachute jump and standing on the wings of a flying plane.[1]

She established a new women's altitude record of 14,309 m (46,946 ft) on June 23, 1936.[4] In 1936 she won the Hélène Boucher Cup flying a Breguet 270 Series.[5]

In September 1939, she and three other pilots, Maryse Bastié, Claire Roman and Paulette Bray-Bouquet were requisitioned to ferry planes to the front for the French Air Force.[6] She and three other crew members died in an air crash at Bourg-en-Bresse on 30 January 1946.[7]

Notable flights

DateRecord
September 9, 1931Completed long distance flight of Paris - Saigon - Paris
August 19, 1932Set new women's altitude record at 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
April 28, 1934Flight between Paris - Tokyo - Paris over 30,000 km (19,000 mi) distance in a Breguet.
June 17, 1934Set new women's altitude record at 11,800 m (38,700 ft)
June 23, 1936Set new women's fixed-wing aircraft altitude record at 14,309 m (46,946 ft)[4] in a Potez 506.
December 23, 1937Set new Paris - Saigon time of four days

References

  1. "Marie-Louise 'Maryse' Hilsz (1903-1946)". Ctie.monash.edu.au. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
  2. Elgen M. Long; Marie K. Long (15 January 2000). Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved. Simon and Schuster. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7432-0217-6.
  3. "Post and Settle Win Flying Prizes". New York Times. April 22, 1934.
  4. "Éphérémides". L'Aérophile: 11. June 1946 via gallica.bnf.fr.
  5. Flying Magazine. April 1936. p. 244. ISSN 0015-4806.
  6. "Elles ont des ailes - Engagées dans la Seconde Guerre mondiale". Ministry of Defence (France)) (in French). Archived from the original on 5 May 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. "Nos deuils". L'Aérophile: 65. March 1946 via gallica.bnf.fr.
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