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Gwendolyne Cowart (Gwendolyne Elizabeth Cowart) was born on 24 April, 1920 in Greenville, South Carolina, US, is an American pilot. Discover Gwendolyne Cowart's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

Popular As Gwendolyne Elizabeth Cowart
Occupation Pilot
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 24 April, 1920
Birthday 24 April
Birthplace Greenville, South Carolina, US
Date of death 28 February, 2003
Died Place Houston, Texas, US
Nationality United States

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1920

Gwendolyne Elizabeth Cowart (April 24, 1920 – February 28, 2003) was an American pilot who served as a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP) during World War II.

Gwendolyne Elizabeth Cowart was born in Greenville, South Carolina, in 1920, the daughter of James Monroe Cowart and Louie Leonie Lester Cowart.

1928

Her father was a locomotive engineer; her parents were divorced in 1928.

She was raised by her mother in Georgia, and as a young woman performed on roller skates in shows.

She attended Mount de Sales Academy in Macon, Georgia.

1940

Cowart was "the youngest girl in the South to get a commercial flying license," and was an officer in Atlanta's Southeastern Aviatrix Association in 1940.

That year, she made news for landing a plane in a cow pasture after it ran out of fuel.

During World War II, Cowart first served as an assistant instrument instructor for the U.S. Navy at Camp Gordon, before she became a Women Airforce Service Pilot (WASP).

She trained to fly pursuit fighter aircraft at Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, and was assigned to New Castle Army Air Base in Delaware.

She was a member of the Women's Flight Training Detachment headed by Jacqueline Cochran.

She ferried P-38s and P-47s across the United States.

1944

"You know, you can pick up a nice 350 miles an hour in those ships," she told an interviewer in 1944.

Later in life, she worked as an artist for the Corpus Christi Independent School District.

Cowart married fellow pilot James Hickerson.

She had a son, Gary Hickerson.

2003

She died in 2003, in Houston, Texas, aged 82 years.

2009

She was named in the listing of WASPs awarded a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal in 2009.