Mary Bailey (aviator)
Mary Bailey | |
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Mary, Lady Bailey, 1911 | |
| Born | The Hon Mary Westenra 1 December 1890 Rossmore Castle, County Monaghan, Ireland |
| Died | 29 August 1960 (aged 69) Kenilworth, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Aviator |
| Spouse | (his death) |
| Children | 5, including Derrick and James |
Mary, Lady Bailey, DBE (née Westenra; 1 December 1890 – 29 July 1960) was an Anglo-Irish aviator. She was known as one of the finest aviatrixes of her time, who '"personally guided a plane from England to the nether tip of South Africa and back"