The Ninety-Nines, Inc.,
is an international organization of licensed women pilots from 35
countries - we currently have over 5,500 members throughout the world.
We are a non-profit, charitable membership corporation holding 501(c)(3)
U.S. tax status. Our International
Headquarters is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Although there
are other female pilot organizations in various states and nations,
virtually all women of achievement in aviation have been or are members
of The Ninety-Nines.
The organization came into being November 2, 1929, at Curtiss Field,
Valley Stream, Long Island, New York. All 117 American female pilots had
been
invited to assemble for mutual support and the advancement of
aviation. Louise Thaden was elected secretary and worked tirelessly to
keep the group together as we struggled to organize and grow until 1931,
when Amelia Earhart was elected as first president and the group was
named for the
99
charter members.
Today Ninety-Nines are professional pilots for airlines, industry and
government; we are pilots who teach and pilots who fly for pleasure; we
are pilots who are technicians and mechanics. But first and foremost,
we are women who love to fly!
Our
Headquarters, located in a two story building complex on six acres
at the Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, is home to
our large archival records, video oral histories, personal artifacts,
collections and memorabilia, and biographical files on thousands of
women pilots from around the world. This is also the site of our
99s Museum of Women Pilots.
Please stop in if you are in the area. Our business hours are 9:00 AM
to 5 PM Monday - Friday or by appointment.
Address:
The Ninety-Nines, Inc.
4300 Amelia Earhart Road
Oklahoma City, OK 73159
USA
Telephone:
1-800-994-1929 or 1-405-685-7969