Creator:

Bell Helicopter Company  Search this

Subject:

Strother, Dora Jean Dougherty 1921-  Search this

Ducayet, E. J  Search this

Buyers, R. C  Search this

Bell Helicopter Company  Search this

New York University  Search this

Type:

Black-and-white photographs

Date:

1961

Summary:

Dora Jean Dougherty Strother (b. 1921) (center) was a human factors engineer and test pilot for Bell Helicopter Co. in 1961 when this photograph was taken, and had just broken a helicopter altitude record (at 19,406 feet) in a Bell 47G-3. She was being congratulated by Bell chief test pilot R.C. Buyers (at left) and company president E.J. Ducayet (at right). Strother earned the first Ph.D. in aviation science from New York University and received many awards during her career for achievements in flight and engineering.

Cite as:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-1409

Repository Loc.:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Topic:

Women engineers  Search this

Women scientists  Search this

Aerospace engineering  Search this

Helicopter pilots  Search this

Test pilots  Search this

Local number:

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-1409]

Restrictions & Rights:

No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu

Copyright Not Evaluated

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_297356