Pilot. Was Hang Glider Champ in Bavaria at the age of 17. She flew John Denver in an altra light, and on "The Perry Como Show" she launched a hang glider from a 16 story building and landed next to him while he was putting. [source: Newspaper Article]
Team Member for the 1965 land speed record breaking vehicle "Spirit of America" driven by Craig Breedlove. She, along with brother Tom, constructed its driver capsule and engine inlet ducting.
She "enjoys white water rafting and hiking."
Resided in California.
Found on IMDB as an interviewee for "The Signal Hill Speed Run"
From the February 1, 2013 issue of the Signal Tribune, we read"… For some racers, however, injuries were life-changing. Tina Trefethen, a champion hang-glider, was 21 years old in 1978 when she crashed into a pole coming down the hill at approximately 58 miles an hour. The major accident landed her in the hospital after breaking her wrists and several ribs, and she had to have a lung removed.
Watching the series of events unfold on the big screen was “very emotional,” she said in a phone interview. “It was pretty hard for me to watch some of that,” said Trefethen, who said she stays busy today fabricating and engineering ultra-light airplanes and racecars. “It’s very amazing I’m alive! I appreciate every day! I wonder, ‘What if that never would have happened to me?'”
From the November 18, 2007 edition of the Los Angeles Times, we read,"… Hutson proved right. Tina Trefethen, who won the women’s skate-car division, crashed hard into a pole after the finish line at 58 mph because of mechanical problems. After arriving at the hospital, Trefethen had to have her lung removed. "
SOURCES:
39. Alice STINSON0638 (Mrs. Lyall)- Correspondence, 11530 La Maida St., North Hollywood, California 91601
