Myrtle Cagle
American pilot and astronaut (1925–2019)
Myrtle "Kay" Thompson Cagle (June 3, 1925 – December 22, 2019) was an American pilot. She was born in South Carolina. Cagle was one of the Mercury 13 female astronauts group.[1] She has worked as a flight instructor and written about aviation in North Carolina.
Cagle died on December 22, 2019 at the age of 94.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Veteran Pilot Cagle Had the Right Stuff". The Greenville News. 22 October 1998. Retrieved 2018-04-06 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "She 'danced in the clouds' and tore down barriers. Pilot, Mercury 13 icon passes away". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 18 January 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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