Aline Rhonie | |
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![]() Aline Rhonie with her aviation history mural | |
Born | Aline Rhonie Hofheimer August 16, 1909 |
Died | January 7, 1963 | (aged 53)
Education | Dalton School |
Occupation(s) | Artist, aviator |
Organizations | |
Spouses | Richard Bamberger
(m. 1926; div. 1930)Reginal Langhorne Brooks
(m. 1933; div. 1937) |
Relatives | Lady Astor (Aunt-in-law) |
Awards | |
Aviation career | |
Full name | Aline "Pat" Rhonie Hofheimer Brooks |
First flight | De Havilland Moth |
Famous flights | First woman to fly solo from New York to Mexico City |
Flight license | 1931 1936 (UK pilot license) 1938 (Irish commercial license) | (transport)
Air force | ![]() ![]() |
Battles | World War II |
Aline "Pat" Rhonie Hofheimer Brooks (August 16, 1909 – January 7, 1963) was an American aviator. Rhonie had several firsts as a pilot and was one of the pioneering women aviation pilots in World War II. She became one of the first members of the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron (WAFS). Rhonie also drove an ambulance in France. Rhonie is also known for her aviation history mural which is now located at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology.