Dorothy Bell
Toronto Daily Star, February 1 1929
Dorothy Bell (1900-1987) became the second woman from Manitoba and the fourth woman from Canada to become a pilot. She married John Burdette Richardson later in 1929; he passed away in 1954.
This Winnipeg Free Press article provides more information on Ms. Bell and her becoming a pilot. After getting her license, she continued to fly regularly in the north.
Created October 15, 2025.