HILDA HEWLETT 1864-1943 AKA Mrs. Maurice Hewlett

Hilda Hewlett, 1913 Photo from FLYING, June 1913 Collection of David Lam

At the Left is Mlle. Marvingt, one of the women who flew in the first Femina Cup in France, November 1910. Frl. Galantschikoff, right, is all dressed up for sojourn in the clouds; In the photo below, costumed apparently for an arctic expedition, is Hilda Hewlett. (Photos from FLYING, June 1913) Collection of David Lam

 

ONLINE RESOURCES      Using the Google search engine on "Hilda Hewlett", (8-20-03), you will find as many as 59 links. If you have the time, I suggest you visit each of them in turn. You will be able to gain a rather complete understanding of her career and her importance in the development of early aviation. If you are looking for an introduction into her story, you are well advised to visit the following:

Hilda (Hilde) Beatrice Hewlett (1864-1943)      This page on Russell Naughton's Hargrave, the Pioneers website, offers a nice resumé of her career and is a good place to start. You can access the page by clicking on the title above. While on the site, I highly recommend that you visit the many other entries on his very comprehensive site.

 

If you use the Google search engine on "Mrs. Maurice Hewlett", you will find about ten links. Two of them are especially interesting. The "Omnia" Stationary Engine by Hewlett & Blondeau      On this page you will find a truly remarkable story of Hilda Hewlett and Gustav Blondeau who formed the Hewlett & Blondeau Company in 1910/11. There are rather comprehensive biographies of both Hewlett and Blondeau, as well as a fascinating story of their activities during World War I and afterward. You can access the site by clicking on the title above.

The Diary of 2nd Lieut. Robert Peyton Hamilton - 1915      This website offers a fascinating insight into the daily life of a soldier in the 1/20th County of London Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich), The County of London Regiment (Territorial Force). in 1915. You will find only a very brief entry in his diary which mentions Hewlett and Blondeau, but I think you will enjoy this glimpse into a rarely visited and personal history of the period. You can access the page by clicking on the title above.

 

Hilda Hewlett was born in 1864 and died 21 August, 1943 Personal communication from David Lam. 8-19-03   Editor's Note: If you have any information on this pioneer aviator please contact me. E-mail to Ralph Cooper

 

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