Sheila Scott
Encyclopedia
Sheila Scott OBE was an English
aviatrix.
Born Sheila Christine Hopkins in Worcester
, Worcestershire
, England
in 1922, educated at the Alice Ottley School
, she broke over 100 aviation records through her long distance flight endeavours, which included a 34000 miles (54,717.6 km) "world and a half" flight in 1971. On this flight, she became the first person to fly over the North Pole
in a small aircraft. She also served as governor of the British section of the Ninety-Nines, an international association of licensed women pilots. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968.
In 1943 she started a career as an actress with the stage name Sheila Scott a name she used for the rest of her life. Scott had a short marriage from 1945 to 1950 to Rupert Bellamy. In 1958 she learned to fly going solo at Thruxton aerodome after nine-months training.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
aviatrix.
Born Sheila Christine Hopkins in Worcester
Worcester
The City of Worcester, commonly known as Worcester, , is a city and county town of Worcestershire in the West Midlands of England. Worcester is situated some southwest of Birmingham and north of Gloucester, and has an approximate population of 94,000 people. The River Severn runs through the...
, Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1922, educated at the Alice Ottley School
The Alice Ottley School
The Alice Ottley School was an independent all-girl school in Worcester which existed between 1883 and 2007 before it was renamed to take the name of the school's first ever headmistress and became 'The Alice Ottley School'.-History:...
, she broke over 100 aviation records through her long distance flight endeavours, which included a 34000 miles (54,717.6 km) "world and a half" flight in 1971. On this flight, she became the first person to fly over the North Pole
North Pole
The North Pole, also known as the Geographic North Pole or Terrestrial North Pole, is, subject to the caveats explained below, defined as the point in the northern hemisphere where the Earth's axis of rotation meets its surface...
in a small aircraft. She also served as governor of the British section of the Ninety-Nines, an international association of licensed women pilots. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968.
In 1943 she started a career as an actress with the stage name Sheila Scott a name she used for the rest of her life. Scott had a short marriage from 1945 to 1950 to Rupert Bellamy. In 1958 she learned to fly going solo at Thruxton aerodome after nine-months training.
Myth Too
Scott's records breaking aircraft was a single-engined Piper Comanche registered G-ATOY and named Myth Too. The aircraft was bought by Scott in 1966 and holds ninety world class light aviation records. It is on public display at the National Museum of Flight, Scotland.External links
- "Shelia Scott", Encyclopædia Britannica.