Edna Gardner Whyte (November 3, 1902 – February 15, 1992) was an American aviator whose career as a pilot and instructor spanned more than four decades.
[3] The following year, she joined the Navy Nurse Corps in Washington, D.C., and taught flying at several nearby airports.
[1] During World War II, she trained hundreds of military pilots at Meacham Field and the Spartan School of Aviation.
[1][4] After marrying George M. Whyte, she operated Aero Enterprise Flight School with him in Fort Worth, Texas, until his death in 1970.
She then opened Aero Valley Airport in nearby Roanoke, where she continued flight instruction.