Irene McFarland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American aviator Irene McFarland was an American aviator and the first woman to join the Caterpillar Club for having made a safe landing using a parachute in 1925.[1][2][3][4] Fay Gillis Wells References ↑ "Caterpillar Club Members in Army Air Corps Gallery". Evening Star. 1 May 1927. p. 75. ↑ "McFarland, Irene (fl. 1925)", Dictionary of Women Worldwide, 2006, retrieved 26 December 2023 – via Encyclopedia.com ↑ Martin, Douglas (9 December 2002). "Fay Gillis Wells, 94, Aviator and Journalist". The New York Times. ↑ Brooks-Pazmany, Kathleen L. (1983). United States Women in Aviation, 1919-1929 (PDF). Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-87474-709-6. This biographical article related to aviation is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles
