- 1939 - First Flying Lesson in June
- -Private license in September
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- 1940 - Flight Instructor and Ground Instructor
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- 1941 - Evening Ground School at Grumman Aircraft, L.I. - 1st woman
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- 1942 - Navigator Certificate, Merchant Marine School, N.Y.C.
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- 1942 - Advanced Navigation Instructor to R.A.F. at the #1 British Flying Training School in Texas - 1st woman
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- 1944 - Run-up mechanic, Newark Airport and night mechanic course - Casey Jones School of Aeronautics - 1st woman
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- 1945 - Mechanic and engineering Asst. Navy fuel testing - Socony-Vacuum Oil Company (now Mobil) - 1st woman
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- 1947 - Manager & Chief pilot of seaplane base in N.J.
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- 1948 - Sold Bonanza to corporation with self as pilot - 1st woman
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- 1955 - Earned Airline Transport Pilot Rating
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- 1958 - Sold Aero Commander to corporation with self as pilot - 1st woman
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- 1962 - Flew to Europe with Marion Hart in her Bonanza
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- 1963 - Manager & Chief pilot overseas ferry company - 1st woman
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- 1965 - Started Sacchi Air Ferry Enterprises (S.A.F.E.) with customers in Europe, Africa, Philippines - 1st and only woman international ferry pilot
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- 1968 - Made 100th ocean crossing
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- 1968 - Distinguished Service medal from Beech Aircraft Corp.
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- 1971 - Set speed record for Single-engine Landplane -New York to London, which still stands - 1st woman
- -Placed second (single engine class) London - Victoria Air Race
- -Only woman to place Wright Brothers Memorial Award from Aero Club of Pennsylvania
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- 1973 - Made 200th ocean crossing
- -Narco Award for distinguished service to General Aviation
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- 1975 - Delivered 85th airplane to Spanish Air Ministry
- -Only woman to receive the Award of Appreciation and Honorary Wings of Spanish Air Force
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- 1976 - Only woman and only foreigner to receive the Cross of Aeronautical Merit Blanca - Spanish Air Ministry
- -Made 300th ocean crossing - Atlantic and Pacific
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- 1978 - Street in Gander, Newfoundland, named "Sacchi Avenue"
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- 1979 - Book "Ocean Flying" published by McGraw-Hill
- -Silver Wings Association Woman of the Year award
- -McCullough Trophy for distinguished service to aviation
- -1st woman to receive the Montgomery County College Achievement award
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- 1980 - Godfrey Cabot Award for distinguished service to aviation - 1st woman
- -Made 340th ocean crossing (More than any other non-airline pilot)
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- 1981 - American Bonanza Society award for distinguished service to aviation
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- 1995 - President's Award from the Aviation Council of Pennsylvania - 1st woman
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- 1997 - Louise Sacchi passed away on Saturday, March 22.
