Grace Morrison

Grace Morrison (1896 - September 5, 1936) was a secretary and aviator. She was the namesake for Morrison Field, which had previously been called Lightbown Municipal Airport and later expanded into Palm Beach International Airport.[1][2] Morrison had led the movement to construct the air field and it was named for her before the Air Corps took control of the facility.[3][4]

Grace Morrison
Born
Charlotte, North Carolina
DiedSeptember 5, 1936
Titusville, Florida
Occupationaviator, secretary

Morrison learned to fly in 1932 and was the first female pilot to solo in Palm Beach County, Florida.[5][6] She was president of the Palm Beach County Airport Association, leading the drive to expand and improve the small airfield.[6][7]

Morrison died in a car crash months before the field's dedication.[8][9]

References
  1. Library, State; Florida, Archives of (2019-11-10). "Portrait of aviator Miss Grace Morrison". Florida Memory. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  2. Author (2000-05-17). "PBIA Once Named For Woman Who Led Initial Expansion – Historic Palm Beach". Historic Palm Beach. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  3. "Palm Beach International Airport - PBI". History. 2016-06-13. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  4. Air Corps. War Department. Air Corps Newsletter. p. 14-PA7. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  5. McCarthy, K.M.; Trotter, W. (2016). Aviation in Florida. Pineapple Press. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-56164-743-9. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  6. "Air and Rail transportation". Palm Beach County History Online. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  7. "Airport Body Honors its Late President". The Palm Beach Post. September 11, 1936. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  8. Kleinberg, Eliot. "POST TIME: 90 years after an airfield with a windsock, PBIA flies to the world". Palm Beach Post. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  9. "Grace Morrison is Crash Victim on Way North". Palm Beach Post (Vol. 28 Issue 209). September 6, 1936. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
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