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Elinor Smith (August 17, 1911 – March 19, 2010) was a pioneering American aviator,〔Phyllis R. Moses, (The Amazing Aviatrix Elinor Smith ), ''Woman Pilot'', March 30, 2008. Accessed online 15 December 2008.〕 once known as "The Flying Flapper of Freeport".〔Donald M. Goldstein and Katherine V. Dillon, ''Amelia: A Life of the Aviation Legend'', Potomac Books (1999), ISBN 1-57488-199-X. p. 99.〕 She was the first woman test pilot for both Fairchild and Bellanca (now AviaBellanca).〔(Elinor Smith ), Cradle of Aviation Museum. Accessed online 15 December 2008.〕 She was the youngest licensed pilot in the world at age 16.〔 ==Early life== Smith was born Elinor Regina Patricia Ward (her actor father changed his name to Tom Smith, thus she became Elinor Smith) in New York City and grew up in Freeport, Long Island, New York.〔〔"Says She Flew Under East River Bridges; Elinor Smith, 17, Reports Feat at Curtiss Field--Tells of Dodging Ships", ''The New York Times'', October 22, 1928. p. 3.〕〔Miss Elinor Smith Wed Quietly in July; Aviatrix Became Wife of P.H. Sullivan, Nephew of Late Tammany Leader", ''The New York Times'', November 10, 1933, p. 8.〕〔"Girl Flier Crashes at Roosevelt Field; Miss Gentry Smashes Plane in Ditch Where Fonck Craft Fell Three Years Ago. Was Taking Off with Load Preparing for Duration Attempt-- Elinor Smith Rests After Setting Record for Women", ''The New York Times'', February 1, 1929. p. 2.〕 Her mother had been a professional singer before her marriage; her father was a comedian, singer and dancer. He toured extensively (including to Great Britain and France) in the role of the Scarecrow in a stage production of ''The Wizard of Oz'' and was a star of the Orpheum Circuit. He wrote his own material for his vaudeville act, and in the 1920s wrote comedy bits for Broadway shows as well.
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