Georgia Jipp

Blizzard Pilot
An inspiring account of a fearless pilot from rural South Dakota who, despite her small stature, earned her wings at nineteen and ascended to heroism. Amid a historic three-month blizzard, she rose to flight with over 150 daring rescue missions, embodying a legacy of aerial bravery.
Georgia Hoyt Jipp (1926–1987) spent her childhood in and around small airplanes in western South Dakota. She loved flying. Despite her petite size, she earned her pilot's license at age nineteen.

In 1948, at age twenty-two, she married Richard Jipp. Their wedding took place in an airplane circling above Philip, South Dakota, while wedding guests listened in on the radio.

A blizzard struck on January 2, 1949, ushering in three months of snowstorms that ranked as the worst in the state's history. Georgia answered the desperate pleas of ranchers, parents of sick children, and the American Red Cross, flying over 150 rescue missions during those three long months of snowstorms—more than anyone else in the state! She was a blizzard pilot hero.

Contributor: Jeanne Bowman (Illustrated by)

Illustrator: Jeanne Bowman

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