Herbert O. Fisher (March 6, 1909 – July 29, 1990) was an American test pilot and an aviation executive, overseeing aviation projects at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. He worked for the Curtiss-Wright Corporation. Fisher flew as a pilot for over 50 years, racking up 19,351 accident and violation free hours.

During World War II Fisher was sent to the China-Burma-India Theater to train the Flying Tigers as a civilian. He flew many combat missions and was awarded the Air Medal by Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Disproving the public perception of the heroic test pilot, among his peers, the portly Fisher was considered one of the premiere pilots of his time. "Herbert O. Fisher is one of those people who generally went unnoticed. That is until he climbed into the cockpit of an airplane." 

Doris began flying in Fort Myers, Florida and her first lesson was on January 10, 1955. She soloed five hours later in an Aeronca Champion and in May, 1955, received her pilot's license. Doris joined the Ninety Nines (International Organization of Women Licensed Pilots) in 1957. She has held all offices in the New York/New Jersey Section and on an International level, Treasurer and Executive Board Member. Doris served as General Chairman of the 40th Anniversary Convention of the Ninety Nines, which honored the memory of Amelia Earhart, the organization's first President. This convention was held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City in 1969. She was appointed Chairman of the International Membership Committee and was also Vice Chairman of the International Woman's Air and Space Museum of the Ninety Nines.

Her aviation-related activities were multitudinous. She flew a broad range of fixed wing single and multi-engine aircraft, as well as various types of helicopters and even the Goodyear blimp, Mayflower II. In 1963, at Hurst, Texas, she started her rotary-wing training and soloed a Bell helicopter in seven hours as an aviation industry demonstration during the Aviation and Space Writer's Convention. She flew No. 2 Lear Jet in Wichita and was the first woman to fly the 600 mph Lockheed Jet Star in 1961 at Palmdale, followed by flying Lockheed's HL 286 rigid rotor helicopter at Burbank, Calif.

In 1966, she was appointed Director of Commercial Helicopter promotion of Hel-Aire Copters, Ltd. with offices located at the Midtown Heliport, New York City which is operated by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Doris flew the first Brantly 305 (5 place) helicopter to be operated in the New York Metropolitan area from Frederick, Oklahoma to New York City, a 1,500 mile flight. She is the 59th member of the Whirly Girls, worldwide organization of women licensed helicopter pilots. Doris served as Co-Chairman of the “Colt for Kim” project' where she assisted in obtaining three million S&H Green Stamps for the purchase of a “Piper Colt” airplane for Captain Kyung O. Kim of the Korean Air Force. This plane was presented to Captain Kim to teach other women in Korea to fly.

She was awarded the coveted Lady Grace Hay Drummond Hay Trophy by the Women's International Association of Aeronautics in 1963 for her outstanding achievements in aviation; also the coveted Amelia Earhart Medal by the Ninety Nines, Inc.; the “Winged Victory Trophy” by Bell Helicopter Company, Women's Winged Victory Achievement Trophy at the Annual International Order of Characters Aerospace Symposium. In February 1974, the FAA presented their “Certificate of Appreciation” for her dynamic leadership and personal contributions to the entire aviation industry. In 1974 she was presented the Bishop Wright Air Industry Award at Kennedy Airport in New York for her “… outstanding leadership in promoting the role of women in aviation, and her continuing devotion and service to the air industry and its peoples.”

The opportunity to experience the freedom of flight made Doris aware of the freedoms she enjoyed and always supported the men and women in the military.. She was aware, too, of the opportunities being made available to the next generation of women in aviation and loved to bring that message to groups in public schools, colleges and other organizations. A board member of the College of Aeronautics at LaGuardia Airport, she promoted aviation education and programs to help the less fortunate attend the college. She was a member of a number of aviation organizations, such as: the American Helicopter Society, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, National Aeronautic Association, the elite International Order of Characters, Whirly Girls, Ninety Nines and the Wings Club of N. Y. She was a member of the Women's Advisory Committee on Aviation for the FAA and was President of the Women's International Association of Aeronautics.

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