Lilian Bland
Lilian Bland | |
|---|---|
Bland with the Mayfly | |
| Born | 28 September 1878 Kent, England |
| Died | 11 May 1971 (aged 92) |
| Burial place | St Sennen's churchyard, Sennen, near Land's End, Cornwall |
| Spouse | Charles Loftus Bland |
Lilian Bland (28 September 1878 – 11 May 1971) was an Anglo-Irish journalist and pioneer aviator who, in 1910–11, became one of the first women in Great Britain and Ireland, and maybe even in the world, to design, build, and fly an aircraft – the Bland Mayfly.