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- Elizabeth Haas Pfister (July 23, 1921 – November 17, 2011) was an American aviator. Biography Haas Pfister was born Elizabeth Haas in Great Neck, New York, the second of three children of Merle (née Simon) and Robert Kalman Haas Sr. (son of California retailer Kalman Haas).
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Haas Pfister was born Elizabeth Haas in Great Neck, New York, the second of three children of Merle (née Simon) and Robert Kalman Haas Sr. (son of California retailer Kalman Haas). She expressed an interest in aviation from an early age, and she began taking flying lessons while attending Bennington College in Vermont.
Dec 4, 2011 · Ms. Haas Pfister, a two-time winner of the All Women’s International Air Race, died on Nov. 17 at her home in Aspen, Colo., her daughter Suzanne said. She was 90.
Betty Pfister received the congressional gold medal for their admirable service as one of about 1,000 Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) who flew U.S. military aircraft for the first time during World War II. For decades, these women were left out of the history books.
Betty Haas Pfister was a monumental pilot from her years as a WASP in WWII to her career in the aviation field, later on. In the 1960’s she designed and supervised the construction of the first hospital heliport in Colorado.
Dec 8, 2011 · The female WW II pilot who never lost her love of flying. By The Week Staff. last updated 8 January 2015. In 1940, Betty Haas Pfister, then a student at Bennington College in Vermont, wanted...
Art Pfister and Betty Haas were married in 1954. Art was also a pilot who had flown the “Hump” over Burma, China and India during WWII. They had much in common; including their love of flying and skiing. Also in 1954, Art bought the Lazy Chair Ranch on Buttermilk Mountain.
Nov 17, 2011 · Elizabeth Haas Pfister (July 23, 1921 – 17 November 2011) was an American aviator. Contents. 1 Biography. 2 Awards and honors. 3 Personal life. 4 References. Biography. Haas Pfister was born Elizabeth Haas in Great Neck, New York, the second of three children of Merle (née Simon) and Robert Kalman Haas Sr. (son of California retailer Kalman Haas ).
