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Mary Feik was born on 9 March, 1924 in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.. Discover Mary Feik's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is She in this year and how She spends money? Also learn how She earned most of networth at the age of 92 years old?

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Her husband is Robert Lewis Feik

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Mary Feik died from cancer on June 10, 2016 at her home in Annapolis.

Mary Feik's proudest professional honor was bestowed in 2003. "My ultimate honor is the Civil Air Patrol cadet achievement created in my name."

A recipient of many aerospace honors, in 1994 Feik was inducted into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame. On February 24, 1996, she received the Federal Aviation Administration's Charles Taylor Master Mechanic Award in recognition of her many outstanding contributions to aviation safety. The award requires the recipient to have actively worked as an aircraft mechanic for at least 50 years. Feik was the first woman to ever receive the award, named for the Wright brothers' mechanic and engineer.

Feik was the recipient of a distinguished service award from the CAP for her involvement between 1982 and 2004. Weeks prior to her death, Feik's home CAP squadron was officially chartered as the "Colonel Mary S. Feik Composite Squadron". Members of her squadron presented the official charter and new squadron patch design to Feik at her bedside in Annapolis. She said her "ultimate Honor" was the ribbon named after her. The achievement that was given her name is the Senior Airman cadet grade. It is the third of the cadet grades.

She married Robert Feik June 17, 1950; they remained married for 54 years, until his death in 2004 at the age of 85. She had a daughter named Robin Feik resided in Annapolis, Maryland. Every year, she gave a speech to cadets from throughout Civil Air Patrol at the National Honor Guard Academy and also to a gathered assembly of basic cadets and staff at the Civil Air Patrol's Tri-Wing Encampment, held by Maryland Wing.

During World War II, Feik became an expert on many military aircraft, and taught aircraft maintenance for the United States Army Air Corps in 1942. She is credited with becoming the first woman engineer in research and development in the Air Technical Service Command's Engineering Division at Wright Field, Ohio.

Mary Feik (/faɪk/ FYKE; March 9, 1924 – June 10, 2016) was an American aviation engineer, mechanic, pilot, instructor and aircraft restorer. She received many awards and honors in her storied career and was a colonel in the Civil Air Patrol.

Mary Feik retired from the National Air and Space Museum's (NASM) Paul E. Garber Restoration Facility as a Restoration Specialist. She restored antique and classic aircraft and has participated in the construction of reproduction World War I aircraft, helping restore the National Air and Space Museum's 1910 Wiseman-Cooke aircraft, a WWI Spad XIII fighter, Betty Skelton's Little Stinker and a 1930 Northrop "Alpha" mail plane. Feik's personal Short Winged Piper is undergoing restoration for donation to an air museum.