Today is the official launch of my book, Flying Alone. It is also the 75th anniversary of the first female-piloted jet flight by Ann B. Carl. Join me in remembering the achievements of this remarkable woman by reading Carl’s story...

I would like to introduce you to one of my heroes, or rather, heroines, Ann Baumgartner Carl, an extraordinary woman–and aviatrix–for her time and for all time. She was the first American woman to fly a jet! But let’s go back to the beginnings…

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