28 May 2008

First* flight of the Paracoat



*last

1 comment:

Immortal Ping said...

reminds me of A determined and inspirational woman. Elsa Andersson had ambitions beyond becoming a farmer's wife and so, aged 21, she learned to fly, getting her diploma, "no.203", in 1920. Not content with being the first Swedish woman to become a pilot, she went to Germany to learn parachute jumping.

She didn't learn enough and died on her third jump