Lucile M. Wright was a well-known figure in aviation who for many years called Jamestown, NY home.

Born in Beatrice, Nebraska, Lucile M. Wright grew up in Billings, Montana. She discovered her love of flying as a young woman.

In 1922, she went on her first flight with General Billy Mitchell, a personal friend of her father, Henry A. Miller.

Throughout her career, she logged 8,000 hours of flying time in the seven planes she owned and 5,000,000 miles in commercial aircraft.

During World War II, she was the only woman courier pilot in Western New York under the Civil Air Patrol Program. She transported machine parts and defense personnel.

Lucile M. Wright was an early member and national treasurer of the the Ninety-Nines, an International Organization of Women Pilots founded by other aviation pioneers such as Amelia Earhart, Louise Thaden, & Jacqueline Cochran.

Lucile M. Wright was awarded the Amelia Earhart Medal three times and in 1965, was named the Woman of the Year in Aviation by the National Aeronautical Society.

Lucile M. Wright’s major contributions to aviation history include lobbying for new airports, pushing congressional legislation to benefit aviation, and the awarding of annual scholarships.