Rosamund Everard-Steenkamp

South African artist and pilot
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Quick Facts

IntroSouth African artist and pilot
PlacesSouth Africa
wasAviator Pilot Aircraft pilot Artist
Work fieldArts Military
Gender
Female
Birth1907, Carolina, Mpumalanga, Albert Luthuli Local Municipality, Gert Sibande District Municipality, South Africa
Death19 March 1946Button Oak, Kinlet, Shropshire, United Kingdom (aged 39 years)
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Biography

Rosamund Everard-Steenkamp (1907–1946) was a South African aviator and artist. She was one of the first women to fly a jet airplane, the Gloster Meteor. She was also a talented artist whose work was shown at the South African National Art Gallery. She died in an airplane accident in England.

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