Kay A. Brick
Born8 August 1910 (1910-08-08)[1]
Dixmont, Maine, U.S.[1]
Died30 July 1995 (1995-07-31) (aged 84)[2]
Fallbrook, California, U.S.[2]
OccupationPilot
SpouseFrank Reeve Brick[1]
Children1 daughter[1]

Katherine "Kay" Adams Menges Brick was an important American aviator. She served in WWII in the U.S.'s Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). After the war she was active in the Ninety-Nines: International Organization of Women Pilots, serving as Secretary and International President. She also served in other aviation-related boards and associations.[1]

Brick was instrumental in the creation of the Powder Puff Derby, and competed in air races throughout her life. She was a member of the United Flying Octogenarians.[1]

Pre-war life

Brick earned a BS and an MA in Psychology from Boston University. In September of 1941 she became a licensed pilot.[3]

Military service

Brick trained in Houston, Texas, starting in January 1943 as part of the 43-W-3 class of the U.S.'s Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP). She graduated on July 3, 1943, at Avenger Field, in Sweetwater, Texas. She was assigned to Biggs Field in El Paso, Texas, and flew tow-target missions, searchlight missions, etc., along with ferrying planes between US bases.

Marriage and children

  • Husband — Frank Reeve Brick, a WWI naval pilot
  • Daughter — Ruth
  • Granddaughter — Danielle

Other positions

Recognition

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Turner, Betty Stagg (2000). Out of the Blue and into History: Women Airforce Service Pilots WWII. Aviatrix Publishing.
  2. 1 2 "Kay Brick; Pilot, Powder Puff Derby Co-Founder". Los Angeles Times. 5 August 1995. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. 1 2 3 “Maine Aviation Personalities: Katherine ‘Kay’ Menges Brick.” Dirigo Flyer: Newsletter of the Maine Aviation Historical Society, vol. 15, no. 5, Oct. 2007, pp. 4–5.
  4. ↑ "The Ninety-Nines Newsletter" (PDF). Ninety-nines.org. August 15, 1950. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ↑ "Past Presidents (The Ninety-Nines, Inc.)". Ninety-nines.org. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Hall of Fame Inductees". Njahof.org. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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