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Gayl Angela Masson is an American aviator, inventor, and artist. She flew for American Airlines for over 30 years and was the first woman licensed to fly the Boeing 747 as captain. Masson earned a PhD from the University of Southern California in 1976, specializing in aerospace safety and writing her dissertation on the Air Force's response to women as pilots. She set several speed records for commercial air routes and was the first woman to serve as Chief Pilot for American Airlines. Masson has taught aeronautics at Jacksonville University and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. She patented the Electronic Kit Bag, the first true electronic flight bag. She is also a painter and a musician, recording the 1982 album Jet Lady under the name Tangela Tricoli. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)