Image: Jean Dougherty Strother (b. 1921) (center). Also pictured E.J. Ducayet (right) and R.C. Buyers (left) (5493776787)

Description: Creator: Bell Helicopter Company Subject: Strother, Dora Jean Dougherty 1921-        Ducayet, E. J        Buyers, R. C        Bell Helicopter Company        New York University Type: Black-and-White Prints Date: 1961 Topic: Women engineers      Women scientists      Aerospace engineering      Helicopter pilots      Test pilots Local number: SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA-SIA2008-1409] Summary: Dora Jean Dougherty Strother (b. 1921) (center) was a human factors engineer and test pilot for Bell Helicopter Co. in 1961 when this photograph was taken, and had just broken a helicopter altitude record (at 19,406 feet) in a Bell 47G-3. She was being congratulated by Bell chief test pilot R.C. Buyers (at left) and company president E.J. Ducayet (at right). Strother earned the first Ph.D. in aviation science from New York University and received many awards during her career for achievements in flight and engineering. Cite as: Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s-1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives Persistent URL:Link to data base record Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution.
Title: Jean Dougherty Strother (b. 1921) (center). Also pictured E.J. Ducayet (right) and R.C. Buyers (left) (5493776787)
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