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Cornelia Fort

1919 - 1943

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Cornelia Clark Fort (February 5, 1919 – March 21, 1943) was an American aviator who became famous for being part of two aviation-related events. The first occurred while conducting a civilian training flight at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, when she was the first United States pilot to encounter the Japanese air fleet during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. She and her student narrowly escaped a mid-air collision with the Japanese aircraft and a strafing attack after making an emergency landing. The following year, Fort became the second member of what was to become the Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASP. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cornelia Fort has received more than 174,722 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Cornelia Fort is the 68th most popular pilot (down from 57th in 2019), the 11,032nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,059th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Pilot.

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  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Cornelia Fort ranks 68 out of 71. Before her are Adrienne Bolland, Hélène Boucher, Charles Kingsford Smith, Lydia Zvereva, Yves Rossy, and Péter Besenyei. After her are Svetlana Kapanina, Blanche Stuart Scott, and Zara Rutherford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Cornelia Fort ranks 327. Before her are Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng, Shirley Clarke, Nellie Connally, Pauline Betz, Jack McGrath, and Henriette Avram. After her are Marga Petersen, Phyllis Thaxter, Fenny Heemskerk, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Norman Lane, and Leopold Neumer. Among people deceased in 1943, Cornelia Fort ranks 229. Before her are Frank Greer, Hanna Resvoll-Holmsen, Stephen Vincent Benét, Léon Thiébaut, Montagu Love, and Alexander Hall. After her are Louisa Garrett Anderson, Lorenz Hart, Dwight Frye, Hobart Bosworth, Arthur Streeton, and Foy Draper.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cornelia Fort ranks 11,032 out of 20,380. Before her are Richard Taruskin (1945), Tom Dowd (1925), Mary McLeod Bethune (1875), William Schallert (1922), Dick Button (1929), and Chad Coleman (1974). After her are Debbie Gibson (1970), William Cameron Townsend (1896), Eddie Condon (1905), Todd Boehly (1973), Philip G. Epstein (1909), and William H. Dana (1930).

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Among PILOTS In United States

Among pilots born in United States, Cornelia Fort ranks 12. Before her are Joseph Kittinger (1928), Claire Lee Chennault (1890), Bessie Coleman (1892), Jacqueline Cochran (1906), Jerrie Cobb (1931), and Wally Funk (1939). After her are Blanche Stuart Scott (1884).

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