Ohio statue honors woman's historic 1964 flight

COLUMBUS (AP) — An Ohio woman’s history-making flight has been memorialized with a newly unveiled statue in Columbus.

The Columbus Regional Airport Authority and The Columbus Foundation are commemorating the 50th anniversary of Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock’s solo flight around the world. She was the first female pilot to accomplish that feat.

A bronze, life-sized statue depicting Mock holding a globe went on display today at Port Columbus, the airport where she landed her single-engine Cessna 180 on April 17, 1964.