Brigid Holmes
Brigid Holmes (née Atkins; born 1934) is a former Australian aviator, best known for becoming Australia's youngest licenced female pilot in 1952, at the age of 17.[1][2][3]
Holmes grew up in Devonport, Tasmania where she began her pilot training as a 15-year-old in 1950 alongside her older sister Honora.[4]
Her mother Engel Atkins (nee Holyman) was also a pilot and the first female member of the Tasmanian Aero Club.[4][5] Engel Atkins' brothers Ivan Holyman and Victor Holyman founded Holyman's Airways which amalgamated with Adelaide Airways and West Australian Airways to become Australian National Airways in 1936.[2]
In 2010, Holmes publicly expressed her concerns in the media about the lack of hospital beds in Tasmania after her partner was forced to wait for urgent heart surgery.[6][7]
Holmes retired to the Capricorn Coast in Queensland with her partner in 2011, where she teaches weekly Tech Savvy Seniors computing classes to senior citizens at the Livingstone Shire Community Centre and also volunteers at the Yeppoon Coast Guard.[5][8][9][10] In 2017, Holmes was recognised for five years service with the Yeppoon Coast Guard.[11]
Holmes has named Amelia Earhart as her inspiration.[5]
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References[edit]
- ↑ Sisters get wings, Examiner, 19 January 1952. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 9 March 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Yeppoon 80-year-old reflects on time as Australia's youngest female pilot, ABC News, 28 January 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ Youngest girl pilot claim, The Evening Advocate, 2 April 1952. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 9 March 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Making Flying A Tradition, The Examiner, 28 January 1950. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 9 March 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Be an adventurer with Brigid Holmes, Episode 28, Hey There Happiness, 7 March 2018. Accessed 9 March 2018.
- ↑ Pippos, Chris Stressed partner blasts Tassie's heart failure, The Advocate, 12 November 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ Devonport man still waiting for heart surgery, The Advocate, 17 November 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ Haydock, Amy Book breaks down how to use a computer for beginners, The Morning Bulletin, 3 June 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ Jackson, Sophie High-energy 70-year-old jumps ship, The Morning Bulletin, 21 March 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ Moore, Blythe Dramatic water rescue drills a hit with Yeppoon tourists and locals, ABC News, 2 November 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ↑ Butler, Elle Coast Guard volunteers recognised, The Morning Bulletin, 16 March 2017. Retrieved from National Library of Australia 9 March 2017.
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