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Who are The Ninety-Nines?
THE NINETY-NINES, INC., is an international organization of licensed
women pilots from 35 countries - we currently have over 5,500
members throughout the world. We are a non-profit, charitable
membership corporation holding 501(c)(3) U.S. tax status. Our
International Headquarters is located in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Although there are other female pilot
organizations in various states and nations, virtually all women
of achievement in aviation have been or are members of The Ninety-Nines.
The organization came into being November
2, 1929, at Curtiss Field, Valley Stream, Long Island, New York.
All 117 American female pilots had been invited
to assemble for mutual support and the advancement of aviation.
Louise Thaden was elected secretary and worked tirelessly to
keep the group together as we struggled to organize and grow
until 1931, when Amelia Earhart was elected as first president
and the group was named for the 99 charter
members.
Today Ninety-Nines are professional pilots
for airlines, industry and government; we are pilots who teach
and pilots who fly for pleasure; we are pilots who are technicians
and mechanics. But first and foremost, we are women who love
to fly!
Our Headquarters,
located in a two story building complex on six acres at the Will
Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is home to our
large archival records, video oral histories, personal artifacts,
collections and memorabilia, and biographical files on thousands
of women pilots from around the world. This is also the site
of our 99s Museum of Women Pilots.
Please stop in if you are in the area.
Our business hours are 9:00 AM to 5 PM Monday - Friday or by
appointment.
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Address:
- The Ninety-Nines, Inc.
4300 Amelia Earhart Road
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
USA
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- Telephone:
- 800.994.1929 or 405.685.7969
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- Fax:
- 405.685.7985
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- Email:
- 99s@ninety-nines.org
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- Fact Sheet Available:
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- A Fact Sheet including information about
our activities, purpose, museums, etc. is available in Adobe
Portable Document Format (.pdf).
99s
Fact Sheet
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