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World's first woman test pilot recounts tragedy and triumph
A lengthy profile traces Mme Auriol's life from pioneering aviation to a brutal accident. It covers her two sons, medical trials, and 16 face surgeries between 1951 and 1953. The piece also touches on Meissen china myths and Dresden's historic move.
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Mme. Auriol
Vincem Auriot
France
New York
Chicago
UPI
Dresden
China
Meissen China
Berlin
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Meissen
England
Mme
Jacqueline Auriol
Vincent Auriol