March 12, 1994: Aviatrix, Engineer Col. Mary S. Feik Inducted into Women in Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame

On this date in 1994, at the International Conference of Women in Aviation, aviation pioneer and CAP Col. Mary S. Feik was inducted into the Women in Aviation Pioneer Hall of Fame.  The third award in the CAP Cadet program is named after her.

An excerpt from her biography:

During WWII, Feik became an expert on many military aircraft and is credited with becoming the first woman engineer in research and development in the Air Technical Service Command’s Engineering Division at Wright Field in Dayton, Ohio.  

She flew more than 6,000 hours as pilot in fighter, attack, bomber, cargo and training aircraft.  She qualified as a B-29 Flight Engineer and was an engineering analyst in test aircraft for flight and maintenance requirements.

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