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Ila Loetscher : ウィキペディア英語版 | Ila Loetscher
Ila Fox Loetscher (1904 – January 4, 2000), also known as the "Turtle Lady", was a female aviation pioneer and noted advocate for the care and preservation of sea turtles. ==Early life and aviation== Ila Loetscher was born in 1904 in Callender, Iowa as one of a pair of twin girls. She received her early education in Pella, Iowa, before ultimately graduating from the University of Iowa.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Iowa Aviation Hall of Fame Inductees; Ila Fox Loetscher )〕 From her early life, Loetscher had developed in interested in engines and aviation, and she became, at the age of 25, the first licensed native Iowa female pilot.〔 At the invitation of her friend Amelia Earhart, Loetscher was one of the 99 charter members of the Ninety-Nines, an organization founded in 1929 to promote fellowship and support for female pilots.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Ninety-Nines; Charter Members )〕 By the 1950s, her focus had changed from flying to family. However, when David Loetscher, her husband of 32 years, died in 1955, the family opted for a new beginning and moved to South Padre Island, Texas.〔 〕
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