Stella Aero Club Feminine
Stella, the Aero Club Feminin or Feminine, was founded 24 Jan. 1909. The inauguration of the club in late June 1909 on the grounds of the Aéro-Club de France at St. Cloud included a military concert and the ascension of six balloons, all with women passengers and one of which was piloted by a woman, Mrs. Édouard Surcouf. The club offered a free trip to all of its members and planned to offer pilot's certificates to women who had proved their proficiency. The six balloons at the inauguration were owned by the club. Each was named after a flower and its silk envelope was colored to match that flower.
Stella was founded by Mme. Édouard Surcouf who in 1907 reportedly became the first woman to pilot a balloon. Another force behind the club was Mme. Louis Blériot. Members, numbering about 110 in 1910, appear to have included a number of women, both single and married, who joined by themselves and husbands and wives who were listed individually as members. Officers, 1910, included Mmes Surcouf, president; Louis Blériot, des Fosses-Dalloz, Max-Vincent, and de Polliakoff, vice presidents; F. Airault, general secretary; and M. Savignac, treasurer.
Louis Barthou and Henry Deutsch de la Meurthe were honorary presidents.[1]
- Affiliated with AeCF in 1910 or earlier.
- Address: Originally listed as 35 Rue d'Amsterdam; then 92 bis, Boulevard Pereire, Paris, the home of its general secretary (Jane's, 1910-1911, lists this address); then was 25 Rue de Marignan, Paris (1910); then 5 Rue Chernovz, Paris (1920)
- Phone=561-54 (1910)
Sources
- 1909 July 1 Christian Science Monitor
- 1909 WP, 6 Sept. and 21 Nov. (Washington Post?)
- 1909 Motor Cyclopaedia YB 110 Misc
- "Flight" Manual 14 (1910)
- 1910 Annuario dell' Aeronautica Primo 372 (Sept. 1910)
- 1910-1911 Jane's All the World's Aircraft 125 (Nov. 1910)
- Aéro-Manuel 1911 369, 445 (1 Oct. 1910)
- Dir1920
References
| Organization names | Stella Aero Club Feminin; Stella Aero Club Feminine |
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| Entity type | |
| Country | France |
| Locations | Paris |
| Affiliated with | AeCF |
| Scope | National, Special Interest |
| Started aero | 1909 |
| Ended aero | 1920 or later |
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