Tomić standing in front of an Arno HD-320, 1928

Danica Tomić (Serbian Cyrillic: Даница Томић; 25 July 1905 – 16 December 1961) was the first woman pilot in Yugoslavia and modern-day Serbia and the first woman with the pilot certification.[1]

Danica Tomić was married to pilot Miodrag Tomić, which gave her access to books and materials related to aviation.[2] In 1928, on the occasion of celebration of 15th anniversary of Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, Tomić performed aerobatic maneuvers as a first woman in Yugoslavia to do so.[1] In 1930 she applied for the call published in Politika newspaper for course for reserve pilots at the Civil School for Pilots in Belgrade.[1] In 1933 Danica received certification for a touristic pilot.[3] For this achievement she received congratulations from the magazine Naša krila (transl. Our Wings).[3]

There is a scarcity of public records on her life after 1933.[3] Her husband was captured by the Germans and detained as a prisoner of war. He survived and left Yugoslavia following the war and settled in the United States together with Danica.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dedić (26 June 2014). "Danica našla sreću među oblacima". Večernje novosti. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "ZNAMENITE SRPKINJE Ove žene obeležile su istoriju i kulturu Srbije". Blic. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "PRVA ŽENA PILOT U SRBIJI: Danica Tomić letela nad provalijom od 2.500 metara". Kurir. 26 June 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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