PILOT

Cornelia Fort

1919 - 1943

Photo of Cornelia Fort

Icon of person Cornelia Fort

Cornelia Clark Fort (February 5, 1919 – March 21, 1943) was an American aviator who became famous for being part of two aviation-related events. The first occurred while conducting a civilian training flight at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, when she was the first United States pilot to encounter the Japanese air fleet during the Attack on Pearl Harbor. She and her student narrowly escaped a mid-air collision with the Japanese aircraft and a strafing attack after making an emergency landing. The following year, Fort became the second member of what was to become the Women Airforce Service Pilots or WASP. Fort was working as a WASP ferry pilot on 21 March 1943 when she became the first female pilot in American history to die while on active duty. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cornelia Fort is the 69th most popular pilot (down from 68th in 2019), the 12,581st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,033rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Pilot.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Cornelia Fort by language

Loading...

Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Cornelia Fort ranks 69 out of 71. Before her are Charles Kingsford Smith, Lydia Zvereva, Mikhail Gromov, Péter Besenyei, Yves Rossy, and Svetlana Kapanina. After her are Harry Cobby, and Zara Rutherford.

Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Cornelia Fort ranks 338. Before her are Kitty Wells, Alla Rakha, Ellen Stewart, Ernie Kovacs, Alan Cottrell, and Nellie Connally. After her are Shirley Clarke, Alexander Courage, Gretchen Fraser, Kaifi Azmi, Marie Windsor, and Stanley Middleton. Among people deceased in 1943, Cornelia Fort ranks 237. Before her are Valeriya Gnarovskaya, Stephen Vincent Benét, Arthur Streeton, Foy Draper, Hobart Bosworth, and George Moorhouse. After her are Louisa Garrett Anderson, and Sam Ruben.

Others Born in 1919

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1943

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Cornelia Fort ranks 12,585 out of 20,380. Before her are Morgan Woodward (1925), Kim Thayil (1960), Ruth Asawa (1926), Rick Rosenthal (1949), Natalia Dyer (1995), and Todd Solondz (1959). After her are David S. Johnson (1945), Lisa Cholodenko (1964), Patrick M. Shanahan (1962), Robert P. Patterson (1891), Samuel E. Wright (1946), and Dick Butkus (1942).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among PILOTS In United States

Among pilots born in United States, Cornelia Fort ranks 13. Before her are Claire Lee Chennault (1890), Jacqueline Cochran (1906), Blanche Stuart Scott (1884), Bessie Coleman (1892), Wally Funk (1939), and Jerrie Cobb (1931).

American born Pilots

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous