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Selma Kantor Cronan (May 6, 1913 – August 5, 2002) was an American aviator. She was part of the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II, and after the war, she continued to fly. She was especially known for competing in air races such as the Powder Puff Derby.

Biography

Cronan knew she wanted to fly at a young age.^[1] Her mother had taken her on an airplane ride in the 1920s in Asbury Park and it inspired her as a young girl to want to be a pilot.^[1]

Cronan earned her commercial pilot's license in 1941.^[2] She was personally invited by Jacqueline Cochran to join the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) in 1943.^[1]

Cronan continued to fly after World War II, competing in air races.^[3] She joined the pilots' organization, the Ninety-Nines, in 1944.^[4] In 1948 she was unable to participate in an air race because she could not find anyone to watch her twin sons.^[5] She eventually taught her husband, Walter Cronan, to fly, but when he had an accident in an airplane, the couple decided that only one of them should fly.^[6] They decided that Selma should continue to pilot airplanes.^[6] Through the 1960s, she participated in the Powder Puff Derby and other air events.^[7]^[8]^[9] Cronan was inducted into the Aviation Hall of Fame of New Jersey in May of 1994.^[10]

Cronan died on August 5, 2002 and was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.^[11]

References

1. ^¹²{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/selma-cronan|title=Selma Cronan|last=|first=|date=|website=Jewish Virtual Library|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180923121211/https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/selma-cronan|archive-date=23 September 2018|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-06}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26906875/|title=She'll Have an Eye on This Air Race|last=|first=|date=26 February 1982|work=The Record|access-date=5 January 2019|via=Newspapers.com}}
3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://jwa.org/blog/women-of-us-airforce-selma-cronan-and-yetta-moskowitz|title=Women of the U.S. Air Force: Selma Cronan and Yetta Moskowitz|last=Metal|first=Tara|date=22 May 2014|website=Jewish Women's Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919113532/http://jwa.org/blog/women-of-us-airforce-selma-cronan-and-yetta-moskowitz|archive-date=19 September 2015|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-06}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26905913/south_florida_sun_sentinel/|title=Love of Flying|last=Smith|first=Lee Eric|date=19 April 1993|work=South Florida Sun Sentinel|access-date=2019-01-06|via=Newspapers.com}}
5. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26906697/the_morning_news/|title=Jeanne D'Ambly Reaches Miami|last=|first=|date=3 June 1948|work=The Morning News|access-date=2019-01-06|via=Newspapers.com}}
6. ^¹{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26906365/the_record/|title=His Wife's Up in the Clouds But His Life Isn't Heavenly|last=|first=|date=15 July 1963|work=The Record|access-date=2019-01-06|via=Newspapers.com}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26906249/the_record/|title=Bergen Pair Heads West for Powder Puff Derby|last=|first=|date=27 June 1960|work=The Record|access-date=2019-01-06|via=Newspapers.com}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26906558/the_record/|title=Two Bergen Gals to Take Part in National Powder Puff Derby|last=Rader|first=Barbara|date=30 June 1961|work=The Record|access-date=2019-01-06|via=Newspapers.com}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26906989/the_record/|title=Flying Aces Play a Hand|last=Smith|first=Grace B.|date=6 October 1968|work=The Record|access-date=2019-01-06|via=Newspapers.com}}
10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26918597/the_palm_beach_post/|title=WWII Female Pilot Honored|last=|first=|date=28 May 1994|work=The Palm Beach Post|access-date=2019-01-06|via=Newspapers.com}}
11. ^{{Cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/arlington/cemeteries/arlington-cro-d.txt|title=Arlington County VA Archives Cemeteries...Arlington National Cemetery - Surnames CROD - D|last=|first=|date=|website=USGW Archives|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030082014/http://files.usgwarchives.net:80/va/arlington/cemeteries/arlington-cro-d.txt|archive-date=30 October 2013|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-06}}