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bonnie tiburzi : american female pilot 1973 -- 1999 connecticut , u.s. `` women 's history museum women making history '' award from the national 220px american bonnie tiburzi 31 august 1948 bonnie tiburzi.jpg bonnie tiburzi
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bonnie tiburzi

bonnie tiburzi -lrb- born august 31 , 1948 -rrb- , is an american aviator .
she became the first female pilot for a commercial airline in the united states when she was hired by american airlines in 1973 .
