Danica Tomić
Danica Tomić (Template:Lang-sr-Cyrl; 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 (Template:Trans).[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.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Danica našla sreću među oblacima. (26 June 2014) Večernje novosti. Retrieved from link
- ↑ ZNAMENITE SRPKINJE Ove žene obeležile su istoriju i kulturu Srbije. (9 March 2017) Blic. Retrieved from link
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 PRVA ŽENA PILOT U SRBIJI: Danica Tomić letela nad provalijom od 2.500 metara. (26 June 2015) Kurir. Retrieved from link