Betty Skelton passed away at 85, she had a number of fantastic aviation records:
In 1949 she set the world light-plane altitude record of 25,763 feet (7,853m) in a Piper Cub. Two years later, she broke her own altitude record with a flight of 29,050 feet (8,850m), also in a Piper Cub.
In 1949 she set the world light-plane altitude record of 25,763 feet (7,853m) in a Piper Cub. Two years later, she broke her own altitude record with a flight of 29,050 feet (8,850m), also in a Piper Cub.
