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Elizabeth Everts Greene (24 June 1920 – 10 April 1997), known as Betty Greene , was an American missionary pilot.
Greene was born in Seattle on 24 June 1920, and started taking flying lessons in 1936.[1] [2] University of Washington and served in the Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II.[3]
Greene was a devout Presbyterian , and helped found Mission Aviation Fellowship .[4] Wycliffe Bible Translators in a Waco UPF-7 biplane to a remote jungle location in Mexico.[1] [5] [3] [6] Andes mountains.[7]
Greene died on 10 April 1997.[4] [8] Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame in 2017.[9]
References
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^ a b Tucker, Ruth A. (2011). From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions ISBN 978-0-310-83062-7
^ a b "Betty Greene, former Medina resident, honored for wartime service" . Bellevue Reporter . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "MAF's Very First Flight" . Mission Aviation Fellowship . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ " . Wheaton College . March 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2024 .
^ Howat, Irene (2007). Ten Girls Who Made History . Christian Focus Publications . p. 128.
^ Solomon, Chris (16 April 1997). "Betty Greene, 76; Pioneer Aviatrix, Missionary And A Lady To Her Core" . Seattle Times . Retrieved 26 February 2024 .
^ "WAI 2017 Pioneer Hall of Fame Inductees" . Women in Aviation International . Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 2019-01-03 .
Further reading
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Betty Greene with Dietrich Buss, Flying High: The amazing story of Betty Greene and the early years of Mission Aviation Fellowship , Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications, Inc., 2002.
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Betty_Greene&oldid=1213295174 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● 1 9 2 0 b i r t h s ● 1 9 9 7 d e a t h s ● W o m e n A i r f o r c e S e r v i c e P i l o t s p e r s o n n e l ● A m e r i c a n P r e s b y t e r i a n m i s s i o n a r i e s ● P e o p l e f r o m S e a t t l e ● U n i v e r s i t y o f W a s h i n g t o n a l u m n i ● A v i a t o r s f r o m W a s h i n g t o n ( s t a t e ) ● 2 0 t h - c e n t u r y P r e s b y t e r i a n s ● P r e s b y t e r i a n s f r o m W a s h i n g t o n ( s t a t e )
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 1 2 M a r c h 2 0 2 4 , a t 0 4 : 4 4 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
