1911. Mlle Hélène Dutrieu dans son avion.
On April 9 1909 she flew a plane for 20 minutes, a record for women at the time. She did this because “it was easier to fly than to land.”
On 19 April 1910 she reputedly became the first woman pilot to fly with a passenger (also a woman). On 25 November 1910 Dutrieu became the fourth woman in the world, and the first Belgian woman, licensed as an aeroplane pilot, receiving Aéro-Club de Belgique (Aero Club of Belgium) licence #27.
There was a minor scandal early in her aviation career when it was revealed to the press that she did not wear a corset while flying.
