Kennard, Gaby (1944–)

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Kennard, Gaby (1944–)

Australian aviator. Born in 1944 in East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; married; children: 1 daughter, 1 son.

Was the 1st Australian woman to fly a single-engine plane solo around the world (1989), a journey that took 99 days. Received Harmon Trophy.

See also autobiography, Solo Woman (1990).

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