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Colquhoun, Fiona Bryde, Countess of Arran (née Colquhoun)

Date of birth:
July 20th, 1918 (North Berwick/East Lothian, Scotland)
Date of death:
May 16th, 2013 (Devon, United Kingdom)
Nationality:
British

Biography

The Countess of Arran served in the Women's Royal Naval Service during the Second World War.

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Awarded on:
1980
"For becoming the first woman to achieve more than 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) on water by reaching 102 miles per hour (164 km/h) on Lake Windermere."

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