Retirement From Flying
Moisant stopped flying on April 14, 1912 in Wichita Falls, Texas when her plane crashed (the same day that the Titanic sank). Less than two months later, her friend Harriet Quimby was killed when she fell from her plane. Although Moisant recovered from her injuries, she gave up flying, and moved to the family plantation in San Salvador.
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Famous quotes containing the words retirement and/or flying:
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“Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.”
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