McKillop, Peggy (1909–1998)
McKillop, Peggy (1909–1998)
Australian aviator. Name variations: Peggy Kelman. Born Margaret Mary McKillop, April 6, 1909, in Glasgow, Scotland; died Dec 23, 1998, in Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia; dau. of Rose McKillop (an Australian) and William McKillop (MP in House of Commons, died c. 1910); m. Colin Kelman (grazier and aviator), 1936 (died 1964); children: John, Bill, Jane and (twins) Mary and Susan.
After father died, returned with mother to Orange, NSW, as a baby; began flying (1931), gaining pilot's license (1932), then commercial license (1935); barnstormed for Nancy Bird in western NSW (1935); with husband, flew from London to Australia while pregnant (Dec 19-Jan 15, 1936); was Australian governor of the Ninety Nines.
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