Turi Widerøe
Norwegian pilot, journalist · Norway · On the map · Journalists · Born 1937 · age 88
Turi Widerøe is a Norwegian aviator who was the world's first female commercial air pilot for a major airline. The daughter of aviator Viggo Widerøe, she was originally educated as a book designer.
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She later undertook pilot training, and, employed by Scandinavian Airlines System, became the first female pilot in a major airline in the western world. After ending her flight career she worked for numerous cultural institutions such as the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, Gyldendal, Oslo Nye Teater and Riksteatret.
