Katherine Sui Fun Cheung
By Brittany Engel
Daredevil Pilot
First Female Asian American Commercial Airline Pilot
- Born 1904 Canton, China
- Came to America 1921 age 17
- Attended Music school (U of So Cal)
- Married in 1924
- Took private plane ride 1931
- Received pilot license 1932
Katherine Sui Fun Cheung
"I wanted to fly, so that's what I did."
- Aerobatics open cockpit fleet ('33-'37)
- Competitive air races
- Womens's International Association of Aeronautics
- the Ninety-Nine's
- Friends with Amelia Earhart
Teaser Clip from "Aviatrix: The Katherine Sui Fun Cheung Story"
- China invaded by Japan
- Attempted to return to China to open flight school
- Person dies in training airplane crash
- Promises dying father never to fly again
References
Beaton, Kate. "Hark, a Vagrant: 374." Hark, a Vagrant: 374. Web. 03 Feb. 2016. <http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=374>.
"Cheung, Katherine Sui Fun." Encyclopedia of World Biography. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 3 Feb. 2016 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>
Conger, Cristen. "Aviatrix You Should Know: China’s Amelia Earhart." Aviatrix You Should Know: China’s Amelia Earhart. 3 Mar. 2015. Web. 03 Feb. 2016.<http://www.stuffmomnevertoldyou.com/blog/aviatrix-you-should-know-chinas-amelia-earhart/>.
Rasmussen, Cecelia. "'China's Amelia Earhart' Got Her Wings Here." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 1998. Web. 03 Feb. 2016. <http://articles.latimes.com/1998/apr/12/local/me-38545>.