Maria Josep Colomer i Luque | |
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![]() Colomer in January 1931 | |
Born | |
Died | 24 May 2004 | (aged 91)
Known for | Aviator |
Maria Josep Colomer i Luque (31 March 1913 – 24 May 2004),[1] better known as Mari Pepa Colomer,[2][3] was one of the pioneers of Spanish aviation. She was the first female flight instructor in Spain and the first Catalan woman (third Spanish woman) to earn a pilot's license.
She fought in the Spanish Civil War on the Republican side, and went into exile after the war, never flying again.