Scott shown here before her 1971 record-breaking trip. Sheila Scott (April 27, 1922 - October 20, 1988), was an English aviatrix. Born Sheila Christine Hopkins she broke over 100 aviation records through her long distance flight endeavors, which included a 34,000 mile, world and a half, flight in 1971. On this flight, she became the first person to fly over the North Pole in a small aircraft. She also served as governor of the British section of the Ninety-Nines, an international association of licensed women pilots. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1968. Scott's records breaking aircraft was a single-engined Piper Comanche registered G-ATOY and named Myth Too. The aircraft was bought by Scott in 1966 and holds ninety world class light aviation records. It is on public display at the National Museum of Flight, Scotland. She died in 1988 at the age of 66.