Aroha Clifford

Aroha Clifford
Born
Mary Lucy Aroha Clifford

(1908-08-23)23 August 1908
Wellington, New Zealand
Died30 November 1933(1933-11-30) (aged 25)
Rotherham, New Zealand
Spouse
Alf Brustad
(m. 1931)
RelativesCharles Clifford (grandfather)

Mary Lucy Aroha Brustad (née Clifford; 23 August 1908 – 30 November 1933) was a New Zealand pilot. She was the first woman in New Zealand to gain a pilot's licence from an aero club. On 8 May 1930, Clifford became the first woman pilot to fly across Cook Strait.