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Elsa Teresia Andersson (27 April 1897 in Strövelstorp, Sweden – 22 January 1922) was Sweden's first female aviator and stunt parachutist. She was the daughter of a poor farmer in Strövelstorp in the Scanian countryside. Her mother died when she was aged six. Her elder brother left the family and sought a new life in America.
Broadwick ready to drop from a Martin T airplane piloted by Glenn Martin.. Georgia Ann "Tiny" Thompson Broadwick (April 8, 1893 in Oxford, North Carolina – August 25, 1978 in Long Beach, California), [1] [2] or Georgia Broadwick, previously known as Georgia Jacobs, and later known as Georgia Brown, was an American pioneering parachutist and the inventor of the ripcord. [3]
In 1936, when the French parachutist permit had just been created, Clark was the first woman to obtain it from the Ministry of Air, which allowed her to officially become a professional parachutist. [4] Clark died in a parachuting accident on 16 March 1937 at the Avignon-Pujaut Military Training Center in Avignon. [3]
Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The ...
Edith Maud Cook (1 September 1878 – 14 July 1910), was an early British parachutist, balloonist, and aviator, recognized as Britain's first female pilot. [1] She was also known as Viola Spencer-Kavanagh, Viola Spencer, Viola Kavanagh, and perhaps as Viola Fleet and Elsa Spencer.
Unfortunately, the parachutist was pronounced dead at the scene.” Related: 80-Year-Old Woman Goes Skydiving for the First Time — and Sums Up the Experience with One Word
A 55-year-old woman from Minnesota died Friday, following a parachuting incident in Eloy, Arizona, according to police. Officers with the Eloy Police Department were dispatched to Skydive Arizona ...
Known as America’s first female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos carried out a string of notorious and brutal murders along the dark highways of Florida in late 1989 and 1990.. A victim of child ...