- Brooke Knapp
Brooke Knapp (b. unknown), is an American aviatrix, [cite book |title=Round-the-world Flights |last=Glines |first=Carroll V. |year=2003 |publisher=Brassey's |isbn=1574884484 |pages=pp. 192-194 |url=http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dTkgOHAYphUC&pg=PA192&vq=knapp&dq=%22Brooke+Knapp%22&num=100&client=firefox-a&source=gbs_search_s&sig=d36mpfegn7QR_1G6fWq_Occa9hE ] entrepreneur and
Realtor , best known for setting or breaking more than 100 world aviation speed records including the fastest speed around the world in a civilian jet aircraft in aGulfstream III . Her 1984 "Flight for World's Children" flew through thePeople's Republic of China and theSoviet Union delivering letters of peace and friendship from children in the United States to children around the world and raised almost $1 million forUNICEF . For this accomplishment, she received theFederal Aviation Award for Extraordinary Service , the Paul Tissandier Diploma from theFédération Aéronautique Internationale [ [http://www.fai.org/awards/TissandierDiploma.asp?id2=1982 Tissander Diploma] ] and the 1984Harmon Trophy . [ [http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero/trophy/harmon.cfm National Air and Space Museum] ]Knapp is currently a licensed
Realtor with Sotheby's International Realty and serves on the Board of Directors of MyJets, Inc. [http://www.myjets.net] . Previously, she founded and operated her own company, Jet Airways, Inc.Knapp graduated "Summa Cum Laude" from
University of California, Los Angeles .References
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