60th anniversary of first female solo flight across the Pacific

On May 13, 1963, Betty Miller became the first female pilot to fly solo across the Pacific Ocean. She accomplished the feat during the delivery of a Piper PA-23-260 Apache H (N4315Y), from the United States to Australia, with the help of an additional fuel tank that was installed in the cabin of the aircraft. The route was still made without the help of a navigator. The first leg of the flight was on April 30, from Oakland (OAK), in the state of California, to Honolulu (HNL), in Hawaii. Betty had to spend four days in the archipelago for the plane’s radio to be repaired. She then proceeded to Canton Island (CIS), 1,700 km further on, and to Fiji (NAN). In the fourth stage, expected to be the last, the pilot had to make a detour to Noumea (NOU), in New Caledonia, due to bad weather. Two weeks after leaving the United States, Betty Miller finally arrived at her final destination: the former Australian airport in Brisbane (BNE), located on the outskirts of the city. The feat earned Betty two decorations given by two US presidents. In July 1963, John Kennedy awarded the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Gold Medal for Outstanding Service. And in September of the following year, Lyndon Johnson presented her with the International Harmon Trophy. Betty Jean Miller died on February 21, 2018, aged 91, in the state of Utah, in the United States. – https://aeromagazine.uol.com.br/artigo/primeiro-voo-solo-de-uma-mulher-cruzando-o-pacifico-completou-60-anos.html