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Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Maria Atanasova
Maria Georgieva Atanasova is the first woman civilian pilot in Bulgaria, as well as the first woman commander of a heavy aircraft in the world. From 1953 to 1974 she flew as a pilot and commander for the Bulgarian national airlines. In 1965, she became the first woman to land a passenger plane at Heathrow Airport London, which took place in extreme weather conditions.