| 1930 y. |
The American Church, 1904-1965 Ellen, a nurse from Iowa, became the world`s first stewardess.Interest in aviation, Allen enrolled in flight training, but when she turned to one of the managers of airlines Boeing Air Transport to the question: will it have the opportunity to become a pilot, he replied that he considered much more promising her another idea - to introduce the new position of aircraft similar positions on the guide rail.Management has approved this proposal.
Ellen Church was asked to recruit a group of seven nurses under 25 years old and no heavier than 115 pounds, about 52 kg, are prepared to become flight attendants for a decent fee for the then standards of 125 dollars a month.After several months of training, flight attendants began to fly - and the first flight in this group committed herself Church May 15, 1930, flight San Francisco-Cheyenne.
In the next three years, almost all American Airlines flight attendants have got troops, and their appearance really helped popularize the passenger aviation.During the Second World War, Ellen Church, served as a nurse on the medical plane, export wounded soldiers from North Africa and Italy, and then in a hospital train in France.
She was awarded several medals.Airfield Kresko Church in his hometown Kresko named in her honor. |
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