Aeronautical engineer
Elsie MacGill
The first woman anywhere to design an aircraft, who ran Hurricane production in Canada from a wheelchair after polio.
Elizabeth Muriel Gregory MacGill, known as the "Queen of the Hurricanes", was a Canadian engineer. She was chief aeronautical engineer at Canadian Car and Foundry (CC&F) in Fort William, Ontario during the Second World War. There she oversaw manufacturing of 1,451 Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force and the British Royal Air Force, then 835 Curtiss Helldivers for the U.S. Navy, which contributed greatly to the war effort and did much to make Canada a powerhouse of aircraft manufacturing. After her work at CC&F, she ran a successful aeronautical engineering consulting business. Between 1967 and 1970, she was a commissioner on the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada, which published a report in 1970.
- Born
- 1905-03-27, Vancouver, CanadaA Monday
- Died
- 1980-11-04, Cambridge, USAA Tuesday, aged 75
- At birth
- Sun in Aries, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- Canada
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1905-03-27, Vancouver, Canada · time unknown, noon chart
America/Vancouverthe zone used then
America/VancouverThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 6°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 5°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 22°47′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 13°04′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 24°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 4°20′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 28°24′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 4°10′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Cancer | 5°24′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 19°47′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1980-11-04, Cambridge, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 12°26′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 8°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 9°26′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Libra | 6°21′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 17°00′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 1°35′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 5°15′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 25°02′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 20°59′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 22°30′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Elsie MacGill was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.