Jerrie Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the globe, died in her sleep Tuesday, Sept. 30, at her home in Quincy, Florida. She was 88. Mock was 38 and a stay-at-home mother of three living in Ohio when she took off from Port Columbus Airport on March 19, 1964, in the “Spirit of Columbus,” an 11-year-old, single-engine Cessna 180. She completed the round-the-world adventure in 29 days. Read her full obituary here.
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As a youngster around 11yrs old. I remembered her round the World flight, as the Island of Bermuda was one of her stops. today I enjoy flying as a GA pilot, almost 72yrs old, working in corporate aviation, and teaching ground school. Mrs. Mock was one of the many aviation personalities who inspired me to preserver to become an aviator.
Am happy she was able to enjoy having the new book about her flight published and
being honored for the 50th anniversary of her 1964 world flight. Ann