Lillian Bland: An Aviation Pioneer

Season: 6 Episode: 13

Lilian Bland (28 September 1878 – 11 May 1971) was a trailblazing Anglo-Irish journalist and aviator who made history in 1910–11. Defying the conventions of her time, she became one of the first women in Great Britain and Ireland—and possibly the world—to design, build, and successfully fly her own aircraft, the Bland Mayfly. Her fearless spirit and pioneering achievements cemented her legacy in aviation history.

CAST

Lillian Bland- Samantha Roberts

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This podcast has been specially edited from a Bradley Stoke Radio show in Bristol, England. 

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SOURCES

Belfast Telegraph - Monday 05 January 1976

Lilian Bland Archive

Scientific American

The Women’s Museum of Ireland

Sennen Cemetery

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