Kelman was born as Margaret Mary McKillop in Scotland in 1909, her father was the Irish nationalist politician William McKillop, and her mother, Rose (née Dalton) McKillop was from Orange, Australia. Her father died in 1909, the year of her birth. Her mother returned to Australia and Peggy was educated at Rose Bay Convent, Sydney, as well as in France and England.[citation needed]
On 5 November 1936 she married, in London, Colin Kelman, an Australian farmer.[2]
Her husband died on 17 January 1964.[3] After his death, she moved to Brisbane.[4]
Peggy McKillop Kelman died in 1998 in Buderim, Queensland, aged 89.[5] She is buried with her husband in Buderim Cemetery. Her headstone has a depiction of a small plane and the words "Wings forever folded".[3]
Her first and only paid job was flying for Nancy Bird Walton, barnstorming in western NSW in 1935.[8] While barnstorming near Moree, NSW, Kelman met a young grazier with his own aeroplane, his name was Colin Kelman.
After their marriage in London, Peggy and her husband bought a used twin-engined light aircraft, a Monospar, and decided to fly home to Australia. That adventure began 19 December 1936. They flew by way of France, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, India, Burma, Malaya, Java, Timor, Darwin [9] and Moree and arrived home on 15 January 1937.[10]
Kelman only ever claimed one flying record; she said she was the first and only pilot to fly from England to Australia while pregnant. She owned many aircraft including a Percival, an Auster, a Tiger Moth, a Beech Staggerwing then one of the first Cessna 182s in 1957. Kelman flew these aircraft to town to do her shopping and to social days on neighbouring properties. Age did not stop her; in her 80s, she went to the Oshkosh Air Show in Wisconsin, toured the US, went twice to the Antarctic and revisited places where she'd been a schoolgirl in Britain, France and Italy (on one trip to the Antarctic, Peggy persuaded Dick Smith to take her by helicopter to land on the ice).[4]
Aviation organisationsEdit
Kelman joined the Australian Women Pilots' Association in 1951, serving as its Queensland president, then Federal president from 1974 to 1976.[11][12] She joined the international women pilots' association, The Ninety Nines, and became Australian governor of that organisation.[4]
HonoursEdit
On 3 June 1978, Kelman was appointed an OBE in Australia "For service to aviation in Queensland, particularly in the promotion of women in aviation."[13]
ReferencesEdit
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Margaret Mary Kelman OBE 6 April 1909 23 December 1998 1 was an Australian pioneer aviator Peggy KelmanPeggy Kelman with four of her children in front of an Auster J 4 Archer monoplane circa 1952BornMargaret Mary Kelman 1909 04 06 6 April 1909Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland UKDied23 December 1998 1998 12 23 aged 89 Buderim Queensland AustraliaNationalityAustralianOccupationAviatorSpouseColin Kelman m 1936 19 Children5ParentWilliam and Rose nee Dalton McKillopAwardsOrder of British Empire Contents 1 Personal life 2 Aviation career 3 Aviation organisations 4 Honours 5 ReferencesPersonal life EditKelman was born as Margaret Mary McKillop in Scotland in 1909 her father was the Irish nationalist politician William McKillop and her mother Rose nee Dalton McKillop was from Orange Australia Her father died in 1909 the year of her birth Her mother returned to Australia and Peggy was educated at Rose Bay Convent Sydney as well as in France and England citation needed On 5 November 1936 she married in London Colin Kelman an Australian farmer 2 Colin and Peggy Kelman then returned to Australia continued as graziers both in Moree New South Wales and Julia Creek Queensland the couple had 5 children citation needed Her husband died on 17 January 1964 3 After his death she moved to Brisbane 4 Peggy McKillop Kelman died in 1998 in Buderim Queensland aged 89 5 She is buried with her husband in Buderim Cemetery Her headstone has a depiction of a small plane and the words Wings forever folded 3 She was a devout Roman Catholic 6 Aviation career EditKelman began flying training in 1931 at the Aero Club of NSW and gained her A licence now called private pilot licence in 1932 followed by a commercial pilot licence in 1935 7 Her first and only paid job was flying for Nancy Bird Walton barnstorming in western NSW in 1935 8 While barnstorming near Moree NSW Kelman met a young grazier with his own aeroplane his name was Colin Kelman After their marriage in London Peggy and her husband bought a used twin engined light aircraft a Monospar and decided to fly home to Australia That adventure began 19 December 1936 They flew by way of France Italy Greece Egypt Iraq Iran Pakistan India Burma Malaya Java Timor Darwin 9 and Moree and arrived home on 15 January 1937 10 Kelman only ever claimed one flying record she said she was the first and only pilot to fly from England to Australia while pregnant She owned many aircraft including a Percival an Auster a Tiger Moth a Beech Staggerwing then one of the first Cessna 182s in 1957 Kelman flew these aircraft to town to do her shopping and to social days on neighbouring properties Age did not stop her in her 80s she went to the Oshkosh Air Show in Wisconsin toured the US went twice to the Antarctic and revisited places where she d been a schoolgirl in Britain France and Italy on one trip to the Antarctic Peggy persuaded Dick Smith to take her by helicopter to land on the ice 4 Aviation organisations EditKelman joined the Australian Women Pilots Association in 1951 serving as its Queensland president then Federal president from 1974 to 1976 11 12 She joined the international women pilots association The Ninety Nines and became Australian governor of that organisation 4 Honours EditOn 3 June 1978 Kelman was appointed an OBE in Australia For service to aviation in Queensland particularly in the promotion of women in aviation 13 References Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Peggy Kelman The Pioneers Archived from the original on 22 March 2012 Retrieved 25 January 2012 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 5 November 1936 p 21 Archived from the original on 7 March 2022 Retrieved 13 February 2012 a b Margaret Mary Peggy McKillop Kelman Died 23 Dec 1998 BillionGraves Archived from the original on 8 February 2021 Retrieved 1 February 2021 a b c Tulk Rhonda 23 January 1999 Peggy Kelman nee McKillop OBE 1909 1999 Australian Pioneer Aviatrix www ctie monash edu Archived from the original on 6 September 2007 Retrieved 1 February 2021 National Library of Australia Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 25 January 2012 Peggy Kelman nee McKillop OBE 1909 1999 Australian Pioneer Aviatrix www ctie monash edu Retrieved 11 July 2022 Aero Club s Coming Of Age Party The Sydney Morning Herald National Library of Australia 2 October 1947 p 12 Archived from the original on 7 March 2022 Retrieved 13 February 2012 The Australian Women s Register Archived from the original on 20 July 2013 Retrieved 6 February 2012 MOREE FLYERS AT DARWIN The Courier Mail Brisbane National Library of Australia 12 January 1937 p 16 Archived from the original on 7 March 2022 Retrieved 13 February 2012 Early Australian aviation Archived from the original on 27 February 2012 Retrieved 6 February 2012 Australian Women Pilots Association Archived from the original on 18 January 2012 Retrieved 25 January 2012 Hafield Aviation Overseas Pilots Archived from the original on 24 September 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