Harriet Quimby

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[sdg1997]

LOL thx i had to do a speech on her thx now i have all the info i need well not really

[Tmullee]

Thanks for the feedback! I am glad this video helped you with your speech. Due to time constraints the story of Harriet Quimby was an extreme synopsis of her life. Thanks again for watching!

[83pucci]

Many thanks for this video. Harriet Quimby died much too soon & would have accomplished so much more if she had the chance. She was really so cool looking in her aviation outfits. R.I.P.

[warp13]

@kolbpilot, instructions to Willard were to to "remain seated at all times", due to the delicate balance of the machine. In all practicality, he may have reached over or left his seat, to say somerthing to her.

[kolbpilot]

Plus Harriet had no sort of seat belt what so ever. Just gravity kept her planted in her seat. And when it goes negative....

[warp13]

There were many witnesses to the accident. Most notably her manager, A Leo Stevens. His account is very descriptive and he theorizes as to the cause of it. He believed that it was William Willard, who suddenly leaving his seat shifted the balance of the machine. Another theory was her very steep angle on approach.

[phyllis1753]

@kolbpilot: the Time-Life book series "Epic of Flight" (published about 30 years ago) had a book about women in aviation and, IIRC, the photo you are talking about is in there. I no longer have the book so I can't check but I, too, remember seeing it.

[kolbpilot]

Supposedly there is a picture of Quimbys' body being carried out of the shallow water by a rescuer. I read this somewhere about a person who saw it in an old book.

[albatros777]

She's a relative of mine. She's either a great aunt of some sort of distant cousin of some sort.

In my experience Quimby women are independent women and always have been.

[warp13]

Tmullee-Thanks for reminding us about her story, she was a great women with an obvious passion for adventure. There is still speculation about the cause of her accident and I am wondering if in your research you came across any additional information.