Anne Burns
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 24 years ago |
| Google books | books.google.com |
| Movies/Shows | God's Wonderful Railway |
| Job | Author |
| Novelist | |
| Awards | Booker Prize |
| Women's Prize for Fiction | |
| National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction | |
| Date of birth | November 23,1915 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Haworth |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | January 22,2001 |
| Education | The Abbey School |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1487197 |
Anne Burns Life story
Anne Burns was a British aeronautical engineer and glider pilot. She had a career of nearly 40 years in the Royal Aircraft Establishment as an engineer and an expert in wind shear. As a glider pilot, she holds the British record for highest altitude, and was the first woman to cross the English Channel in a glider.