| 词条 | Nancy Ellis |
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LifeEllis was born in Adelaide. Her mother was Emilene May, née Webber and her father, John Eric Ellis, ran a garage in Vaucluse where Nancy became a skilled motor mechanic. After graduating from Cleveland Street High School, Ellis's father gave her control of his second garage at Narabeen. Following the outbreak of World War II, Ellis studied to be draftsman and began working at De Havilland. During this time she took a correspondence course in aeronautical engineering and commenced her training as a pilot.[5] During World War II, she was the first female technical officer to be admitted to the Department of Aircraft Production.[6] In 1953, she was the only Australian member of the Ninety-Nines and the winner of their Silver Jubilee Scholarship in the United States of America in 1954.[7][8][9][10] References1. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57123695 |title=AUSTRALIA'S WOMAN PILOT |newspaper=Morning Bulletin |issue=28,811 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=19 October 1951 |accessdate=19 January 2018 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} 2. ^Sylvia Marchant, 'Leebold, Nancy Lorna (1915–1982)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/leebold-nancy-lorna-14148/text25159, published first in hardcopy 2012, accessed online 19 January 2018. 3. ^{{cite journal|last1=Holmes|first1=Natalie|title=A pioneering path|journal=Dubbo Photo News|date=4 October 2014|url=https://www.dubbophotonews.com.au/news/general-news/people/item/3521-a-pioneering-path|accessdate=19 January 2018}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Nancy Lorna Leebold|url=http://pioneerwomen.com.au/collection/herstory-archive/leebold|website=Pioneer Women|accessdate=19 January 2018}} 5. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article235987611 |title=NANCY LORNA ELLIS |newspaper=Smith's Weekly |volume=XXXII, |issue=19 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=8 July 1950 |accessdate=19 January 2018 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} 6. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article235987611 |title=NANCY LORNA ELLIS |newspaper=Smith's Weekly |volume=XXXII, |issue=19 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=8 July 1950 |accessdate=19 January 2018 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} 7. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132602664 |title=Miss Nancy Ellis Is Member Of World Wide Group |newspaper=The Dubbo Liberal And Macquarie Advocate |volume=41, |issue=631 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=6 February 1953 |accessdate=19 January 2018 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}} 8. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132585397 |title=Nancy Ellis To Fly From U.S. To Aust. |newspaper=The Dubbo Liberal And Macquarie Advocate |volume=43, |issue=89 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=17 June 1954 |accessdate=19 January 2018 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132589430 |title=U.S. Award For Former Dubbo Pilot |newspaper=The Dubbo Liberal And Macquarie Advocate |volume=43, |issue=109 |location=New South Wales, Australia |date=22 July 1954 |accessdate=19 January 2018 |page=1 |via=National Library of Australia}} 10. ^{{cite journal|last1=Hobson|first1=Cathy|title=AEMSF Down Under|journal=99 News: The Official Magazine of the International Organisation of Women Pilots|date=April–June 2011|page=8|url=https://www.ninety-nines.org/userfiles/file/newsletter/2011040506.pdf|accessdate=19 January 2018}} 4 : 1915 births|1982 deaths|Australian aviators|Australian female aviators |
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