Nancy Bird Walton
Portrait by Russell Roberts, c.1930 | |
| Born | Nancy Bird 16 October 1915 Kew, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 13 January 2009 (aged 93) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Known for | Youngest woman pilot to gain a Commercial Pilot's Licence in the British Empire |
| Spouse | Charles Walton |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of Australia (1990) Officer of the Order of the British Empire (1966) Centenary Medal (2001) |
| Aviation career | |
| First flight | 1933 |
| Flight license | 27 September 1933 |
Nancy Bird Walton, AO, OBE (16 October 1915 – 13 January 2009) was a pioneering Australian aviator, known as "The Angel of the Outback", and the founder and patron of the Australian Women Pilots' Association.
In the 1930s, she became a fully qualified pilot at the age of 19 to become the youngest Australian woman to gain a pilot's licence.