Aline Rhonie was a very photogenic woman. Her albums hold many snapshots as well as formal portraits. Below are seventeen of them chosen from across her life.

Below, a childhood portrait.

Aline Rhonie, Late Childhood, Date Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

In her youth, she was a skilled horsewoman and competed in jumping events. Many of her successes at horse shows are documented in the New York Times during 1932 especially.

Aline Rhonie, Jumping Competition, Date Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below are two portraits of her taken while practicing her art.

Aline Drawing, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below, the similarity of Rhonie's painting and Diego Rivera's art is clear.

Aline Painting, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below, four photographs of her with airplanes. A miniature of this first photograph is used as a sort of colophon for her Collection in the upper left corner of each Web page.

Aline in Cockpit, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below, a photograph taken in her husband Peter's aviation-themed apartment. Although the exact date is unknown, it is probably near the time of their marriage in 1934.

Aline Rhonie in Peter Brooks' Apartment (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below, two black and white portraits with leather helmet and goggles.

Aline Rhonie in Flying Helmet & Goggles, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Aline Rhonie carrying flying helmet and goggles. The clothing appears to be the same as that in the photograph of her with the Luscombe Phantom, below.

Aline Rhonie, Black & White Portrait, Date Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below, Rhonie posed with a Luscombe Phantom aircraft.

Aline Rhonie With Luscombe Phantom, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Aline in White Dress With Airplane, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below, her airplane is identified as NC1235. It is a Luscombe Phantom, S/N115. NC1235 is not a Register airplane. She wears the same white dress.

Aline Rhonie With NC1235, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below, a third photograph in the same white dress. Rhonie holds an aeronautical chart. In close-up, the terrain looks mountainous.

Aline Rhonie Planning a Flight, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below, Aline Rhonie in uniform, probably late 1930s. The badges look like the insignia of the Aero-Club de France. Please direct your browser to her HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES page for a dscription of her work with the Club.

Aline Rhonie in Uniform, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below, a sketch of Rhonie (not clear if it is a self-portrait). Note the Aero-Club logo at bottom right.

Aline Rhonie Sketch, Date Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below, date and location unknown.

Aline Rhonie, Date & Location Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below are two formal portraits of Aline Rhonie taken later in her life. The first is signed and dated Christmas, 1959.

Aline Rhonie, Black & White Portrait, 1959 (Source: Hofheimer Family)

Below, a colorized portrait, date unknown.

Aline Rhonie, Colorized Portrait, Date Unknown (Source: Hofheimer Family)

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Of 42 female pilots who signed the Davis-Monthan Register, Aline "Pat" Rhonie combines the good traits of many of her sister signers. She ranks high among her sisters in hours and miles flown throughout her life in aviation. She stands out in her humanitarian activities on behalf of the French and British just before the outbreak of WWII. She was a member of the WAFS and the WASP.

Across two decades she received awards and certificates of appreciation from the French and United States governments. She held and mutually respected a wide network of friends, among them some of the movers and shakers of Golden Age aviation. She was a fine artist of considerable repute, who has a robost Web presence in that area to this day.

She signed the Register once in 1934 on Tuesday, March 20th. Please refer to her biographical link, above, for details on that landing, including the airplane she flew and the circumstances of her voyage.

Unless otherwise noted, these images were scanned at 300dpi. Please note also: other than cropping, sizing and optimizing the images for web display, they are unretouched in any way. Most of them are published nowhere else but here at www.dmairfield.org. The images are displayed without much technical commentary. Rather, the links will take you to further information, where available.

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