Person1901 – 1988
Gwon Gi-ok
Korea’s first woman aviator, who trained at the Yunnan military aviation school and flew for the Chinese air force while working for independence
She joined the March First Movement in Pyongyang and was arrested for raising funds for the Provisional Government; after her release she fled to China. On the Provisional Government's recommendation she entered the Yunnan military aviation school, graduated in 1925 and flew for the Chinese air force. After liberation she returned home and helped found the Republic of Korea Air Force.